She was detained along the peninsula in the company of a local journalist, according to the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), which called for due process and respect for press ...

Sierra Leone is a poor country in western Africa. A former British colony, it is significant in the history of the transatlantic slave trade, serving as both a departure point for captive people and a ...

At least 78 % of the population is severely food insecure. Sierra Leone has a literacy rate of 49% (Liberia 48.3%, UK 99%). Despite the post-war rebuilding effort, Sierra Leone's public education ...

The Main Ingredients in Sierra Leone's Kush Are Synthetic Opioids and Cannabinoids, Report Finds DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A new report released Tuesday by an anti-transnational crime group has ...