02:14 Nigeria Malaria: The plight of residents of low-income neighbourhoods Ponds of dirty water on the streets of Makoko, an informal neighborhood in Lagos, and a lack of decent living conditions provide ideal breeding ...
01:50 Ethiopia Families of Ethiopia 737 Max crash victims seek revival of criminal charge against Boeing "It appears to us that the Justice Department is continuing to give a wealthy, powerful, well connected corporation benefits than any other defendant ...
02:29 Sierra Leone Sierra Leoneans unite to fight life-ravaging drug 'kush' "Now that government has now put state of emergency on kush, we should use the other apparatus or the setup stage that was done for COVID and ...
01:02 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone declares emergency over drug abuse President Julius Maada Bio's decree Thursday follows an explosive rise in the use of a synthetic drug known as Kush. The drug which is highly ...
01:40 USA UN assembly adopts resolution backing ongoing efforts to eliminate 'blood diamonds' trade The UN General Assembly's 193 member nations adopted Wednesday (Apr. 03) a resolution on the role of diamonds in fueling conflict, expressing ...
02:23 Sierra Leone Muslims in Sierra Leone navigate heat during Ramadan In Sierra Leone, where temperatures soar, the challenge of fasting amidst sweltering conditions is tangible.
01:15 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone: President Bio hails China's continued support in infrastructure development "After 52 years of diplomatic relationship with China, the People's Republic of China, I think we are in a good position to characterize China ...
00:51 Sudan war Sudan war: “Time to silence the guns” UN chief pleads, ahead of vote on truce resolution Algeria's representative who also spoke during the UN Security Council meeting on Thursday (Mar .07), said he was troubled by reports that external ...
01:16 Uganda ICC orders reparations for victims of Ugandan rebel chief Judges at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday granted reparations of more than 52 million euros ($56 million) to thousands of victims ...
01:59 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone becomes latest country to join Fifa's Football for Schools programme The programme aims to make the game more accessible to young people by incorporating football activities into the education system.
02:34 Sierra Leone Europe to Africa by road: Budapest Bamako Rally returns to Sierra Leone From Hungary in Central Europe to Sierra Leone in West Africa, the Budapest-Bamako Rally returns to Freetown for the third time.
02:52 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone's capital introduces buses to ease transport crisis To modernize public transportation, Freetown recently acquired 50 buses under the Integrated and Resilient Urban Mobility Project, a collaboration ...
Sierra Leone Former Sierra Leone president seeks medical care in Nigeria amidst trial uncertainties Mr. Bai Koroma, who led Sierra Leone for 11 years until 2018, obtained permission to leave the country as he awaits his treason trial scheduled ...
01:09 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone: ex-president allowed to travel on medical grounds Sierra Leone's former president Ernest Bai Koroma was granted permission by a high court in Freetown on Wednesday to travel abroad for medical ...
02:40 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone: a science and leadership festival for young people An annual science and leadership festival helps to train young people in Sierra Leone. For the past seven years, Project 1808 has taken place ...
01:15 Sierra Leone Former Sierra Leone president charged with treason amid post-election tensions Twelve others, including a member of Koroma's security detail, were also charged with treason in connection with the coup attempt.
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone charges ex-president's guard and 11 others over failed coup The incident, which occurred on November 26, saw a brazen attack by gunmen on various key locations in Sierra Leone.
Guinea Guinea: fire at Conakry fuel depot "completely extinguished" (government) "Cooling operations in all segments of the oil facility are continuing. However, the area affected by the fire remains closed to the public for ...
02:20 Colombia Young Colombian musicians promote peace Afro-Colombian rhythms from the Pacific (western Colombia), Indigenous instruments from the Sierra Nevada (northern Colombia), rap, and vallenato ...
Niger Niger: "content" of transition "agreed" before ECOWAS opinion The Togolese Minister of Foreign Affairs in mediation in Niamey affirmed Thursday to have "agreed on the content" and "timing of the transition" ...
Sierra Leone Attempted "coup" in Sierra Leone: ex-president Koroma "one of the suspects" - police "Given the statement he voluntarily made to the police, he is one of the suspects," said Fayia Sellu, answering a question from Information Minister ...
01:04 Sierra Leone Former Sierra Leone president confined to home after questioning On Saturday (Dec. 09), the government had announced that Mr. Koroma, who led Sierra Leone from 2007 to 2018, had been placed under a regime akin ...
01:56 Nigeria ECOWAS sets up committee to negotiate with Niger junta on return to civilian rule West African leaders met in Abuja, Sunday (Dec. 10) for talks on their region which faces a deepening political crisis, growing threats from ...
01:14 Sierra Leone Former Sierra Leonean president called in for questioning over Nov. 26 failed coup Ernest Bai Koroma said that he would honour the police summons, and asked his supporters to be calm, according to a statement issued by his office ...
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone: 18 members of security forces buried Sierra Leone on Wednesday buried 18 members of the security forces killed during what the government called a November 26 coup attempt, in a ...
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone arrests ex-president's guard over failed coup "One of the organizers of the failed November 26 coup attempt, Amadu Koita, who was at the top of the wanted list, was arrested yesterday (Monday) ...
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone: 57 arrests after attempted coup The Sierra Leonean government announced on Monday 43 new arrests in connection with the November 26 coup attempt, bringing to 57 the number of ...
01:00 Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau: exchanges of fire after the release of 2 ministers Guinea-Bissau National Guard soldiers freed two members of the government who were being questioned by the police on Thursday night, before exchanging ...
Nigeria Nigeria calls for Niger Junta to free ousted president Mohamed Bazoum Nigeria is calling for the release of ousted Niger president Mohamed Bazoum and for the military junta to allow him to leave for a third country, ...
02:17 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio Addresses Attempted Coup resident Bio assured the nation that the government would approach the attempted coup with a commitment to follow the evidence wherever it leads.