Sierra Leone

The latest local news from Sierra Leone, in English.

2 Nov

Dutch police offer €2 million reward for tips leading to arrest of drug lord Jos Leijdekkers

Two million euros - almost 22 million Swedish kronor - will be paid to anyone who helps Dutch police find notorious drug lord Jos Leijdekkers.

World

12 Sept

Ebola cases in Congo-Kinshasa top 7,000 as virus spreads to new province

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo-Kinshasa has now exceeded 7,000. At the same time, the virus has spread to a new province in the country, Reuters reports.

World

20 Jul

ECOWAS backs $25 billion West Africa gas pipeline to Morocco

The West African Economic and Monetary Union (ECOWAS) has reached an agreement with Sierra Leone on a gas pipeline from sources in Nigeria, Senegal and Mauritania to Morocco. The pipeline, with a capacity of 30 billion cubic meters, will bring West African gas closer to the European market.

Business

19 May

WHO Ebola crisis meeting as death toll rises

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is “deeply concerned” about the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 136 deaths in the country are linked to the unusual variant of the virus.

World

4 Apr

Suspicious tanker Flora 1 allowed to leave Sweden

The tanker that was boarded on Friday, suspected, among other things, of environmental crimes, has been allowed to leave Sweden, the Coast Guard said in a press release. The suspicions of crime cannot be confirmed, and Cameroon has confirmed that the ship is listed in its maritime register.

Sweden

Top news3 Apr

Two suspects after new ship boarding off Ystad

The Coast Guard boarded a vessel off the coast of Ystad on Good Friday morning. The vessel is believed to have caused an oil spill and is suspected of belonging to the Russian shadow fleet. Two crew members are suspected of crimes.

Crime

7 Dec

Nigerian airstrikes after coup attempt in Benin

Benin's President Patrice Talon assures that the situation is under control after an attempted coup. At the same time, Nigeria has carried out airstrikes in Benin, and the West African Cooperation Organization Ecowas announces that soldiers from neighboring countries are being deployed.

Conflicts