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A little over a decade ago, Sierra Leone was in the grip of a brutal civil war that tore the country apart. Today, the economy is on the mend and it’s moving forward with reconciliation and reconstruction. Host Michel Martin speaks to Sierra Leone’s president Ernest Bai Koroma to find out more about his challenges […]

The International Military Training and Advisory Team Sierra Leone (IMATT) formally ends its mission in Sierra Leone on 31 March, 2013.  Its successor, the International Security Advisory Team Sierra Leone (ISAT) formally begins its mission on 1 April, 2013. IMATT has provided training, support and advice to the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) […]

The peacekeeping contingent from Sierra Leone to Somalia will be deployed to Kismayu town, 500km south of Mogadishu, an official said. Colonel Ali Aden Hamud, the spokesman of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), stated Thursday that the deployment of the 850 soldiers to the capital of the Lower Juba region would take place […]

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — The head of Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission says that 29 government health officials will appear in court on corruption charges for having allegedly defrauded the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s vaccine program.   Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara told The Associated Press that the government’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kisito Sheku Daoh, […]

Washington — Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma told an audience at Peace Corps headquarters in Washington March 27 that the work of Peace Corps volunteers has made a great impact on him. Koroma spoke a day before meeting with President Obama at the White House, along with President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Joyce […]

The Sierra Leone coach Lars Olof Mattsson has quit his post after two years in charge of the team but there is confusion over his resignation. The 58-year old Swedish manager claims he has already tendered his letter of resignation to both the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) and the Sports ministry. But the two […]

Wang Boren, a Chinese global cyclist, was in Sierra Leone in March this year.The cyclist rode from China alone by bicycle, and Sierra Leone was just one of his numerous stops on his long odyssey. When he set his foot in the country, the cyclist was immediately fascinated by the beautiful scenery and friendly people. […]

President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, Commander-in–Chief of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF),  bade farewell to the first Sierra Leone battalion that  departed the shores for peacekeeping in Somalia.  (President  Ernest  Bai  Koroma with  the  countrys  troops  who  are  due  to  join  the  peacekeeping  mission  in  Somalia / Photo credit: Kemo Cham Nation […]

According to Awoko Newspaper, February, 2013: “Government is currently working on a project to relocate the maximum security prison – Pademba Road to another location.”  My understanding is the prison population is bursting to an unacceptable standard. The aim of this article is to assess whether it is in the interest of the public to […]

The Security Council today extended the United Nations mission in Sierra Leone until 31 March 2014, by when it should be fully drawn down and its responsibilities transferred to the UN country team. In a unanimously adopted resolution, the Council requested Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to keep the 15-member body regularly informed of the developments on […]