(IDEX Online) - The first lady of Sierra Leone has joined protests against owners of the Koidu diamond mine, supporting strike action and demanding pay rises and improved working conditions.

Mining still continues but the land and communities suffer the impact of mining with homes, farms and livelihoods destroyed. A Delta flight flipped upside down while landing at Toronto's main ...

In December l998, following the capture of the diamond rich Kono district and ... was simply staggering. In Sierra Leone, a war is being waged against the civilian population, and particularly ...

Sierra Leone's culture is rich and diverse. The country has unique styles of dance and song, often accompanied by the kelei ...

SIERRA LEONE is being touted as the next African country to burst upon the footballing community, with the wartorn nation attempting to rebuild its infrastructure. Whilst the likes of Nigeria and ...

Sawyerr, and its first chief heat officer, Eugenia Kargbo, have teamed up to protect citizens from extreme heat and replenish Sierra Leone’s tropical rainforests.

The RPCA has pioneered the Longitudinal Study of War-affected Youth (LSWAY) that began in 2002 at the end of Sierra Leone’s civil war. Funded through multiple National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH ...

Sierra Leone: A Story of Resilience and Growth Sierra Leone, once infamous for its civil war—partially funded by so-called “Blood Diamonds”—has now enjoyed 23 years of peace and democracy.