2001 May - Disarmament of rebels begins, and British-trained Sierra Leone army starts deploying in rebel-held areas. 2002 January - War declared over. UN mission says disarmament of 45,000 ...

Sierra Leone has experienced substantial economic growth in recent years, although the ruinous effects of the civil war continue to be felt. The country is also rich in diamonds and other minerals.

Constitutional and legal reforms are needed to address divisions rooted in the overcentralisation of power and resources.

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday evening to ban travel from several countries to the US, citing ...

In the leafy suburbs of Oslo Amputee Camp in this northern town in Sierra Leone, a three-hour drive from the capital city of Freetown, survivors and perpetrators of the 1991-2002 civil war live ...

President Julius Maada Bio says many troubles afflicting Sierra Leone, from high inflation to ... solve one of those external pressures: the war in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine are key suppliers ...

5 According to this "child risk measure," Sierra Leone was deemed to be the second most dangerous country in the world for children, surpassed only by an equally diamond-rich and war-ravaged African ...

When Michaela DePrince was living in an orphanage during Sierra Leone’s civil war in the late 1990s, death was all around her ...

On a busy weekend in Freetown, Sierra Leone, dozens of people gather to watch ... but it unites players and serves as a “therapy” for war victims to face their shared trauma.

2001 May - Disarmament of rebels begins, and British-trained Sierra Leone army starts deploying in rebel-held areas. 2002 January - War declared over. UN mission says disarmament of 45,000 ...

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 ...