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S.Leone authorities treating Sunday's deadly clashes as failed coup

Curfew partially lifted in SLeone capital after deadly clashes

Curfew partially lifted in SLeone capital after clashes killed 13 soldiers

Clashes that shook Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Sunday left 13 dead in the ranks of the army loyal to the government, and were orchestrated by active and retired soldiers, the army spokesperson said Monday

Curfew partially lifted in SLeone capital as govt says calm restored

Daily life began to resume amid a heavy security presence in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Monday, as the government partially lifted a curfew imposed after armed clashes erupted in the city

S.Leone under curfew after military armoury attacked

S.Leone under curfew after military armoury attacked

Sierra Leone president re-elected as opposition cries foul

Sierra Leone president re-elected: official

Sierra Leone president re-elected as opposition cries foul

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected with 56.17 percent to serve a second term, the head of the electoral commission said on Tuesday following a process disputed by the opposition

Sierra Leone president well ahead in vote count

Sierra Leone votes amid cost-of-living crisis, delays

Sierra Leone votes amid crippling economic crisis

Food prices, freedoms concern S.Leone's young voters

SLeone's ex-soldier turned progressive champion vying for second term

SLeone's ex-soldier turned progressive champion vying for second term

Sierra Leone's symbolic 'Cotton Tree' destroyed in rain storm

A centuries-old, towering tree that served as a historic symbol in Sierra Leone has been felled during a wind and rain storm in the capital Freetown, the government said on Thursday

Top Hungarian Diplomat Vows to Stand by Sierra Leone in Row With EU

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto promised to his Sierra Leone counterpart, David Francis, on Friday that Budapest will stand by the western African country if the European Union interferes in its internal affairs

Russia, Sierra Leone Agree to Strengthen Cooperation in Many Areas - Moscow

Russia, Sierra Leone Agree to Strengthen Cooperation in Many Areas - Moscow

Russian top diplomat Sergey Lavrov has discussed boosting cooperation in various spheres with his Sierra Leonean counterpart, David Francis, during a phone call, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday

In Sierra Leone, the people fighting the sea to build a home

Inflation bites into Sierra Leone's all-important 'cookeries'

Jariatu Kargbo hauls a wooden spoon longer than her arm through a vat of rice as customers patiently wait their turn to buy lunch on the side of a busy road

Sierra Leone buries riot dead amid outcry

Sierre Leone president accuses opposition of insurrection

Two police officers killed in Sierra Leone as economic protest turns violent