Sierra Leone

Ebola scare: Sierra Leone quarantines over 100 people

More than 100 people have been quarantined in Sierra Leone after coming in contact with…

Confirmed: Sierra Leone’s dead patient had Ebola

A body has tested positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone, a spokesman for a government-run…

Ebola flare-up in Sierra Leone, new case suspected

A woman in Sierra Leone was suspected to have died from Ebola, officials said, just hours…

Sierra Leone sees off Ebola

Residents of Sierra Leone's capital held a candlelit vigil and celebrations to mark the end…

In Sierra Leone, schoolgirls face degrading pregnancy tests

Schoolgirls in Sierra Leone have been forced to undergo humiliating and degrading public pregnancy tests…

Nigeria our big brother, says Sierra Leone’s President Koroma

By Hashim Abubakar/Freetown It was on a Friday, at noon, I was scheduled to meet…

Sierra Leone begins fresh countdown for Ebola-free status

Sierra Leone has released its last two known Ebola patients and begun a new 42-day…

Sierra Leone’s highest court backs Koroma for sacking deputy

Sierra Leone's Supreme Court has ruled  that President Ernest Bai Koroma was within his rights to…

Ebola setback in Sierra Leone, 67 year-old woman dies

Sierra Leone is to vaccinate around 200 people who came into direct or indirect contact…

Sierra Leone discharges last Ebola patient

Sierra Leone on Monday released its last confirmed Ebola patient from hospital and began a…