Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Braces for More Flooding as Mudslide Victims Buried

Sierra Leone is bracing for more floods as the country is burying the casualties of a mudslide that killed hundreds of people in the capital, Freetown.

7 years, 10 months ago

Ebola Help for Sierra Leone Is Nearby, but Delayed on the Docks

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — It has been sitting idly on the docks for nearly two months: a shipping container packed with protective gowns, gloves, stretchers, mattresses and other medical supplies needed to help fight Sierra Leone’s exploding Ebola epidemic.

10 years, 9 months ago

Ebola Lockdown Brings Sierra Leone Capital to a Halt

Streets in the capital of Sierra Leone were deserted on Friday as the West African state began a contested, three-day lockdown in a bid to halt the worst Ebola outbreak on record.

10 years, 9 months ago

It Was Already the Worst Ebola Outbreak in History. Now it’s Moving Into Africa’s Cities.

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — The dreaded Ebola virus came to the children’s hospital in the form of a 4-year-old boy.

10 years, 10 months ago

Ebola Virus Crisis Worsens for Lack of Global Help

Nations With Resources Have Offered Only a Trickle of Aid

10 years, 10 months ago

British National in Sierra Leone Tests Positive for Ebola Virus

A British citizen who lives in the West African nation of Sierra Leone has tested positive for the Ebola virus, according to Britain’s Department of Health.

10 years, 10 months ago

Ebola Crisis: Guinea Closes Borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia

Authorities said the decision was taken primarily to prevent infected people crossing into Guinea, where hundreds have died of Ebola virus disease

10 years, 10 months ago

Sierra Leone Deploys Troops in Ebola Crisis

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Faced with a widening crisis over the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, Sierra Leone’s government said Tuesday that it would deploy hundreds of troops and police officers to ensure that patients and family members who may be infected remain isolated.

10 years, 11 months ago

Peace Corps, Aid Groups Evacuate Personnel From Ebola-Hit West Africa

Organizations Pull Staff, Volunteers From Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea as Deadly Virus Spreads

10 years, 11 months ago

25 of Africa's Best Beaches, Mauritius Here Too

From the wind-tickled shores of the Seychelles to the haunting, seal-dappled coast of Namibia, the continent's sandy fringe is varied and dramatic. Here's a small sample of Africa's best beaches according CNNGO

12 years, 7 months ago

Sierra Leone in land offer to Mauritius

Sierra Leone is putting at the disposal of Mauritian investors 200,000 hectares of land

14 years, 2 months ago