Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone president sacks deputy for seeking asylum in U.S. embassy
Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has sacked Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana for seeking asylum in a foreign embassy, a statement from the president’s...
Sierra Leone vice president says requested asylum at U.S. embassy
Sierra Leone’s Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana said he had requested asylum at the U.S.
Village chief first in Sierra Leone to be convicted under Ebola laws
A village chief has become the first person in Sierra Leone to be jailed under laws aimed at preventing the spread of the Ebola virus.
Body count rising: Sierra Leone records 121 Ebola deaths in a single day
Sierra Leone recorded 121 deaths from Ebola and scores of new infections in one of the single deadliest days since the disease appeared in the West African...
U.S. calls for stronger worldwide response to fight Ebola
Sierra Leone on Thursday took the dramatic step of sealing off districts where more than 1 million people live as it and other West African countries struggle...
Three-day lockdown of Sierra Leone begins in bid to conquer Ebola
Sierra Leone began a three-day lockdown on Friday in an effort to halt the spread of the Ebola virus, as President Ernest Bai Koroma urged residents to...

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