The Latest Breaking News from Julius Maada Bio

President Bio advocates for Africa's increased representation in the UN Security Council, sparking global debate on Security Council reform and internation...

Sierra Leone’s president says Africa cannot wait any longer to get a bigger voice in the United Nations’ most powerful body, the Security Council

Information minister says 13 military officers arrested in relation to the weekend assault in capital Freetown.

The attacks on Sierra Leone’s main military barracks and prisons are a failed coup attempt and have resulted in the arrest of 13 military officers, the government’s spokesman said Tuesday

Sunday’s attacks came as deep resentment swells among Sierra Leoneans feeling the bite of a flailing economy.

The attacks Sunday on Sierra Leone’s main military barracks and prisons were a failed coup attempt and have resulted in the arrest of 13 military officers, the government’s spokesman said Tuesday.

We focus on the situation in Sierra Leone, where 20 people were killed during Sunday’s attack on military barracks. President Julius Maada Bio said in an address on Sunday that most of the leaders of the attack had been arrested. Officials confirmed, however, that nearly 2,000 inmates escaped central prison…

Daily life resumed amid a heavy security presence in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Monday, as the government partially lifted a curfew imposed after armed clashes erupted in the city.

Clashes that shook Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Sunday left 13 dead in the ranks of the army loyal to the government, and were orchestrated by active and retired soldiers, the army spokesperson said Monday.