West Africa
Everything SaharaWire has filed out of Sierra Leone: public affairs, business, technology and culture, in one continuously updated archive.
Elsewhere in West Africa
Fourah Bay College lecturer Sheku Putka Kamara calls for mobile phone restrictions in schools to prevent examination malpractice in Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leonean opposition lawmaker joins ECOWAS Parliament oversight mission to assess regional trade programme implementation in Liberia
Western Area Rural District Council creates task force to improve waste management and sanitation across the district.
British actor Idris Elba has launched a $1 million AI filmmaking initiative to support aspiring filmmakers in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and South Africa.
India reaffirms commitment to Sierra Leone's development as new High Commissioner presents credentials
Dutch authorities increase reward for information on fugitive Jos Leijdekkers
Freetown youths block roads to protest decomposing body near Central Mosque, renewing scrutiny of government's response system.
Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has intervened in a dispute over a mosque scheduled for demolition as part of the planned expansion of Koidu Government Hospital.
A Sierra Leonean man identified as Sorie has reportedly been killed while serving in the Russian military on the frontline of the war in Ukraine.
A transformer powerhouse operated by EDSA in Freetown's New England community caught fire on November 2, 2026, raising concerns about a possible power disruption.
President Donald Trump criticizes federal court ruling on Alaska's U.S. Senate race ballot.
West African Power Pool to convene 21st General Assembly in Conakry, Guinea, to advance regional electricity integration and establish priorities for the sector's next phase of development.
