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Calls for release of Sierra Leonean singer jailed in ‘crackdown on free speech’

Opposition figure Zainab Sheriff unjustly sentenced to four years in prison for incitement and threatening language, say activists

The Guardian - UK

Ebola survivors struggle to return to normal lives: what I found out in Sierra Leone and Liberia

During the Ebola epidemic of 2014 to 2016, Musu, a resident of Monrovia, Liberia contracted the Ebola virus along with her husband, five sons and daughter.

The Conversation

Sierra Leone to take in hundreds of West Africans deported by US, minister says

Sierra Leone has agreed to take in hundreds of West African migrants who are being deported by the United States, its foreign minister has said – the latest deal as part of the Trump administration's bid to accelerate removals.

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Young Africans will inherit a climate crisis: how kids in Sierra Leone are getting ready

If today’s young people are tomorrow’s leaders, they will inherit not only the world’s problems but also the tools and ideas to solve them. One of the biggest changes they will face is a changing climate. This means hotter days, more intense storms and floods, longer droughts, and big changes…

The Conversation

Indian firms dumped Rs 1,000 crore of unapproved opioid pills into West Africa’s drug crisis

This article is the result of a collaboration with Netherlands-based open-source media outlet Bellingcat. Read Bellingcat’s editorially independent coverage here.

Newslaundry

Meet Becky Chaplin: Abandoned as a newborn in Kenya, UK therapist returns to Africa to help marginalised communities

Abandoned as a newborn in Kenya, Becky Chaplin's life took a remarkable turn. Now an occupational therapist, she dedicates her skills to improving healthcare in impoverished nations. Her work with Mercy Ships in Sierra Leone has been instrumental in training local physiotherapists and providing rehabilitation for those shunned by their…

The Times of India

Female rickshaw drivers in Sierra Leone rise above stigma to earn a living and empower women

A small but growing number of women in Sierra Leone are entering a male-dominated commercial transport sector

The Independent UK

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Australia urges Lebanon’s inclusion in Middle East ceasefire amid escalating Israeli strikes on Beirut

PM calls pause in hostilities a ‘fragile peace’ as Australia issues joint call with Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Sierra Leone and UK for aid worker protections

The Guardian - AU

Swedish coastguard boards tanker believed to have caused oil spill in Baltic Sea

According to the ship tracking site Marine traffic, Flora 1 departed the Russian oil port Primorsk headed for Santos in Brazil, flying the flag of Sierra Leone.

Euronews

Sierra Leone’s digital ID push: how local brokers help citizens gain legal identity

An estimated 542 million Africans lack identity cards and potentially face statelessness. Without a legal identity, they can be excluded from basic human rights like education, healthcare and protection.

The Conversation

Guinea releases 16 soldiers and police officers from Sierra Leone after border dispute

Guinea releases 16 Sierra Leone soldiers and police after a tense arrest tied to a long-running border dispute

The Independent UK

Sierra Leone says security force members apprehended by Guinea's military following border incursion

Sierra Leone's government says that several members of a security team including an officer have been apprehended and transported over the border by members of the Guinean military

The Independent UK

‘Environmental time bomb’: Illegal luxury mansions replace rainforests in this UNESCO national park

An investigation reveals that Sierra Leone officials facilitated the illegal building of luxury homes in a key national park.

Euronews

Sierra Leone officials facilitated illegal mansion-building in a key national park

An investigation shows that illegal luxury mansions have been built in a Sierra Leone national park that serves as an environmental buffer for its capital

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Sierra Leone’s harsh new laws to protect women and girls are causing harm in the wrong places

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 and teen pregnancy. But drawing on colonial legal models, the reforms don’t always match social realities and in many…

The Conversation

Sierra Leoneans who live off the sea don’t trust farmed fish – but wild fish are in decline

At dawn in Tombo, one of Sierra Leone’s largest fishing towns, small-scale fishers begin landing fish from the sea. A portion of the catch is sold at the landing sites, while the rest is taken home to feed the family.

The Conversation

Freetown’s property tax is designed to plug funding gap: how Sierra Leone’s capital went about it

Property taxes remain one of the most underperforming sources of revenue for urban development across Africa. One reason is that they are often opposed by the economic elites and large property owners. Freetown, the economic and administrative hub of Sierra Leone, has successfully implemented a property tax regime aimed at…

Latin Times

New Year's Immigration Restrictions Take Effect, Including Travel Ban on 7 Countries

Under new orders, individuals from Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Syria are barred from entering the United States

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The Independent UK

Sierra Leone almost entirely axed from UK aid budget: ‘Lives of mothers and babies are at stake’

Sierra Leone, which has one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates, is losing tens of millions in grants for maternal and newborn health

The Conversation

Facing myriad global pressures, Iran intensifies outreach to African partners for critical needs

Burkina Faso’s security minister headed to Tehran on Nov. 12, 2025, for high-level talks with Iranian officials. The visit was a fruitful one: The West African nation reopened its Iranian embassy, finalized new agreements on security cooperation and held discussions about strengthening relations in agriculture and industry.

The Independent UK

How US evangelicals are using Trump’s aid cuts to attack human rights in Africa

INVESTIGATION: As Donald Trump's aid cuts leave African health programmes scrambling, The Independent pieces together events at a number of conferences where American religious organisations are looking to move in to shape the future. Rachel Schraer reports

The Guardian - UK

‘Politicians actually taking action’: six world mayors defying climate-sceptic populist leaders

From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are crafting their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperatures

The Guardian - UK

‘They take the money and go’: why not everyone is mourning the end of USAID

The long read: When Donald Trump set about dismantling USAID, many around the world were shocked. But on the ground in Sierra Leone, the latest betrayal was not unexpected

The Independent UK

‘We are more than blood diamonds and Ebola’: Sierra Leone seeks investment in a post-aid world

INTERVIEW: The chief minister of Sierra Leone tells Nick Ferris why he believes the country is ripe for investment and how that will help nation over the next decade

The Independent UK

How Mpox revealed an epidemic of untreated HIV in Sierra Leone – as Trump’s aid cuts begin to bite

IN DEPTH: The impact of the US slashing foreign aid on the country’s Mpox response has likely been huge, activists on the ground tell Rachel Schraer

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