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Your device does not support the audio. On April 27, 1961, Sierra Leone became an independent country, ending more than 150 years of British colonial rule. The change mattered immediately because it ...

Shell has clinched a deal to carry out exploration studies over a huge swathe of acreage offshore Sierra Leone. The UK-based supermajor is in the process of boosting its global exploration portfolio ...

This issue is preventing our website from loading properly. Please review the following troubleshooting tips or contact us at [email protected]. The Full Story: Can Sierra Leone Still Keep Its Mothers ...

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Sixteen soldiers and police officers from Sierra Leone were released by Guinea after they were detained amid a border dispute. The release followed diplomatic talks led by Sierra Leone's Foreign ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Soldiers stand guard in Freetown, Sierra Leone ...

In the decades after Sierra Leone’s civil war (1991-2002), there was pressure on the west African country to demonstrate progress on gender equality. Laws were passed to fight domestic violence, rape ...

Sierra Leone, a country on the southwest coast of West Africa, has ranked as one of the worst in the world for maternal mortality rates for many years. Due to the aftermath of an 11-year civil war and ...

Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio apologized to victims of the country's 1991-2002 civil war that killed more than 100,000 people, during the national remembrance day India-EU FTA: Tariff on ...