Sierra Leone’s June 2023 parliamentary elections are the fifth since the end of the civil war in 2002. They also mark a decade since the closure of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. The court ...

In the leafy suburbs of Oslo Amputee Camp in this northern town in Sierra Leone, a three-hour drive from the capital city of Freetown, survivors and perpetrators of the 1991-2002 civil war live side ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war from 1991-2002 created about 28,000 amputees. Now many live on the streets and beg, facing discrimination. They are often regarded as a ...

June 19 (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's special war crimes court sentenced three former leaders of the country's AFRC militia to jail terms ranging from 45-50 years on Thursday. Here are some key facts ...

“War, Women and Post-conflict Empowerment: Lessons from Sierra Leone” depicts the everyday struggles of women trying to improve their lives, while illuminating the political, legal and economic ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — A U.N.-backed war crimes court on Wednesday more than doubled the prison terms for two ex-militia leaders convicted of overseeing hundreds of killings and mutilations ...

As a Roman Catholic priest in his native Sierra Leone in 1998, the Rev. Johannes George — vicar of Christ the King — was forced to flee into the jungle with orphaned children to escape persecution ...

FREETOWN (Reuters) - Ducking into a Starbucks for a caffeine fix could lead you to a harrowing tale of child soldiery in the tangled jungles of Sierra Leone. "A Long Way Gone" is a novel by ...

Does Sierra Leone really have a deal to switch power between its two main parties every decade? We looked into this claim.