Jos Leijdekkers — also known as "Omar Sheriff" and "Chubby Jos" — is accused of trafficking cocaine and ordering a murder.

A new generation of Sierra Leoneans is eager to show visitors that the nation's civil war is long gone and reintroduce one of ...

The Netherlands has sent an extradition request to Sierra Leone for convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, the Dutch justice minister said on Thursday, adding that he hoped to find the ...

Sierra Leone is extremely poor and nearly half of the working-age population engages in subsistence agriculture. The country possesses substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources ...

Dutch authorities say one of Europe's most-wanted fugitives has been living in Sierra Leone for about six months. Jos ...

Sierra Leone is a poor country in western Africa. A former British colony, it is significant in the history of the transatlantic slave trade, serving as both a departure point for captive people and a ...

Once again, Sierra Leone has been dragged into an international scandal, but this time, it reveals something far more disturbing than just ...

Journalism in Sierra Leone at a Crossroads. I see splashed all over the media in Sierra Leone a narrative that should have long been ...

Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency after two cases of mpox were reported. The West African country’s health minister announced the move on Monday after the second case of the ...

The government of Sierra Leone plans to implement a results-based financing (RBF) mechanism to develop solar minigrids. The RBF model will provide grants to private minigrid developers and ...

Located in West Africa, Sierra Leone is a small country with complex challenges. Following a decade of civil war between 1991 and 2002, Sierra Leone experienced positive improvements in political ...

The West African nation has detected two cases in less than four days, spurring health authorities to take action to limit the spread of the viral disease. Sierra Leone declared a state of ...