The small Western African state earlier this month concluded a round of seismic research that it now hopes would lure ...

Sierra Leone will wait for the results of a recently-launched offshore 3D seismic survey, its first in over a decade, ahead of potentially opening its next oil and gas licensing round later this year, ...

A tentative agreement has been signed in Luanda that would see Sierra Leone import US liquefied natural gas. The signing of a ...

As of 17 June 2025, there have been over 4,000 confirmed cases of mpox and 25 deaths in Sierra Leone, raising the possibility ...

A dangerous mpox outbreak is unfolding in Sierra Leone. In just the first week of May, cases rose by 61%, and suspected cases surged by 71%. Roughly half of all confirmed mpox cases in Africa now ...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been chosen to be the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS.

The training workshop brought together 15 participants—a mix of laboratory scientists, public health professionals, and ...

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, but ...

However, despite a reduction of almost 40% in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) from 1,165 per 100,000 live births in 2013 to 443 per 100,000 live births in 2020, Sierra Leone still remains one ...

Historic ties between SC and West Africa run deep. A new travel restriction on Sierra Leone could hinder efforts to honor that connection on Hilton Head.

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