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S.Leone government urges opposition to rethink boycott
Nov 29, 2012 12:03 EST
Sierra Leone authorities on Thursday urged the main opposition to reconsider a decision to boycott government after losing general elections the party claims were flawed.
Cheers, quiet relief in Sierra Leone as Taylor found guilty
Apr 26, 2012 13:25 EDT
Sierra Leoneans cheered or quietly let the news sink in Thursday as ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor was convicted of aiding and abetting a terror campaign by rebels during their country's 11-year civil war.
Cheers, quiet relief in S. Leone as Taylor found guilty
Apr 26, 2012 10:23 EDT
Sierra Leoneans cheered or quietly let the news sink in on Thursday as ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor was convicted of aiding and abetting a terror campaign by rebels during their country's 11-year civil war.
Sierra Leone launches $61 million water project
Jul 19, 2011 14:49 EDT
Authorities in Sierra Leone on Tuesday launched a $61 million (43 million euro) project to revamp three water stations and supply pipeborne water to three main cities.
UK, Canada reject expulsion of Ivory Coast envoys
Jan 07, 2011 11:11 EST
Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo's stand-off with the world intensified Friday after Britain and Canada rejected his expulsion of their envoys, insisting they only recognise his rival.
African mediators leave I.Coast without breakthrough
Jan 03, 2011 23:06 EST
African mediators left Ivory Coast without a breakthrough in the west African nation's presidential vote crisis after the man the world says won, Alassane Ouattara, said discussions were over.
Sierra Leone president reshuffles cabinet
Dec 04, 2010 05:23 EST
Sierra Leone's President Ernest Koroma reshuffled his cabinet early on Saturday, sacking the attorney general and the trade minister and changing the foreign minister.
UN chief arrives in Sierra Leone
Jun 14, 2010 13:09 EDT
UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrived Monday in Sierra Leone on a visit to the West African nation where the world body previously had one of its biggest peacekeeping missions.
S.Leone recalls ambassadors to Russia and China
May 04, 2010 10:06 EDT
Sierra Leone President Ernest Koroma has recalled his country's ambassadors to China and Russia over alleged gross misconduct, government spokesman Ibrahim Ben Kargbo said Tuesday.
Sierra Leone welcomes oil find off coast
Sep 16, 2009 20:00 EDT
Sierra Leone welcomed Thursday news of the discovery of oil off its coast with cautious optimism, saying that the whole country should benefit.
120 buried after Sierra Leone ferry disaster: official
Sep 11, 2009 20:00 EDT
Sierra Leone has recovered and buried the bodies of 120 people who died in this week's ferry disaster, a naval official said Saturday, but scores more passengers are still unaccounted for.
200 missing in Sierra Leone boat tragedy
Sep 09, 2009 20:00 EDT
Dozens of bodies washed ashore or were dragged from a ferry which sank off Sierra Leone in a storm but more than 200 people, including many children, remained missing feared dead, officials said Thursday.
200 missing in Sierra Leone boat tragedy
Sep 09, 2009 20:00 EDT
At least 200 people, including dozens of children, are missing feared drowned after a ferry sank off the coast of Sierra Leone, officials in the West African country said on Thursday.
200 missing in Sierra Leone boat tragedy
Sep 09, 2009 20:00 EDT
Around 200 people, including a large number of children, are missing feared drowned after a boat sank off the coast of Sierra Leone, the government said on Thursday.
200 missing in Sierra Leone boat tragedy
Sep 09, 2009 20:00 EDT
Around 200 people, including a large number of children, are missing feared drowned after a boat sank off the coast of Sierra Leone, the government said on Thursday.
200 missing in Sierra Leone boat tragedy
Sep 09, 2009 20:00 EDT
Around 200 people, including a large number of children, are missing feared drowned after a boat sank off the coast of Sierra Leone, the government said on Thursday.
200 missing in Sierra Leone boat tragedy
Sep 09, 2009 20:00 EDT
Around 200 people, including a large number of children, are missing feared drowned after a boat sank off the coast of Sierra Leone, the government said on Thursday.
Parliament ends more than 50 years of state radio in S Leone
Aug 06, 2009 20:00 EDT
Parliament in Sierra Leone ended more than 50 years of state-run broadcasting with the passage Friday of a bill turning the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service (SLBS) into a public service broadcaster.
Blair wraps up two-day visit to Sierra Leone
Apr 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
Former British prime minister Tony Blair left Sierra Leone Wednesday after a two-day visit to promote tourism to the war-torn West African country and bolster good governance.
Blair wraps up two-day visit to Sierra Leone
Apr 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
Former prime minister Tony Blair left Sierra Leone Wednesday after a two-day visit to promote tourism to the war-torn West African country and bolster good governance.
