Sierra Leone has been wracked by violence, civil war and Ebola in its recent history. Poverty is endemic. So is a high level of joblessness. Both feed a scourge: trafficking in forced labour. “More ...

Sierra Leone’s minister of health and sanitation has unveiled the District Health Information System (DHIS), which will produce information on key indicators of public health performance in the ...

Though mobile phone services were once deemed too expensive for ordinary citizens in Sierra Leone, they are on the rise, thanks to creative efforts on the part of service providers. Attitudes toward ...

Ericsson and Orange have launched 4G network in Sierra Leone. The two companies said the offering will provide residents in the nation’s capital, Freetown, with fast and reliable 4G access. Orange ...

Amid the spread of disinformation-fueled “opinion media” in democratic societies, and government censorship and propaganda in autocracies, press freedom is declining globally. Sierra Leone, however, ...

Trade is at the heart of Sierra Leone’s ambitious national development plans. The country has developed a five-year trade facilitation action plan to guide its modernization efforts, with support from ...

After 42 days with no new cases, Sierra Leone has declared its Mpox epidemic over, with all of the country’s 16 districts in the clear. But survivors face stigmatization and discrimination.