Sierra Leone News

Sierra Leone, trying to rebuild an economy shattered by a decade-long civil war, is confident neighboring Guinea can avert collapse and will not destabilize the fragile West African region, a senior minister said. In an interview with Reuters Insider TV,...

Prosecutors at the U.N.-backed Sierra Leone court will start cross-examining Charles Taylor on Tuesday, challenging the former Liberian president on his denials of weapons trading in exchange for "blood diamonds." Taylor, 61, has denied all 11 charges of instigating murder,...

His hair is overgrown and people who do not know him could be mistaken for thinking he just joined an Afro band. And his hanging beard will surely solicit suspicious glances...I will not have a haircut until the Supreme Court...

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. on Monday drew a downgrade to neutral at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. Analysts cited valuation of the oil and natural gas producer. Anadarko's market value, "appropriately reflects competitive business model execution," analyst John Gerdes said in a note...

A Sierra Leone judge is the new chief for the Special Court for Sierra Leone tribunal sitting in the country's capital of Freetown, officials said. Justice Jon Kamanda was elected to a one-year term as presiding judge of the appeals...

A Special Court for Sierra Leone’s over decade of brutal civil war came to an end Monday with an appeals panel upholding a landmark sentence passed on rebel leaders on February. The court had been established by the Sierra Leonean...

The conflict was characterised by the widespread murder, mutilation and abuse of civilians. Three rebel leaders will hear the result of appeals against conviction. The only outstanding case is that of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, whose trial continues in...

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. At least 241 passengers were on board the vessel when it sank...

On a gray and rainy Saturday, five young men are gathered at the Body Guard music studio in Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital. The modest one-story building has only two rooms and no sign out front. Inside, the walls are lined...