Ishmael Beah defends his memoir and goes home to Sierra Leone. Aug. 5, 2008 — -- Ishmael Beah wears the scars of Sierra Leone's civil war as his own. In what was once the poorest country on earth ...

The United Nations expressed confidence on Thursday it could mount an effective peacekeeping mission in Sierra Leone after India announced a phased withdrawal and Jordan was considering following suit ...

BANDAJUMA, Sierra Leone (UNHCR) - At an age when they should be playing basketball with the other kids, two teenaged boys have chosen to sit it out on the bench, staring blankly ahead with troubled ...

Bio, a former soldier who briefly led a military junta more than two decades ago, won 51.81 percent of ballots in last month's election, according to official results. He beat incumbent Samura Kamara, ...

Vice President of Sierra Leone has left his home alongside his wife to take refuge at an undisclosed location until his request for asylum at the US embassy is granted. d dimeji akinloye Follow ...

Families and communities are central to recovery for Sierra Leone's former child soldiers, Boston College researchers find in 15-year study of war-affected youth, the first to follow child soldiers ...

Lagos-based architects Oshinowo Studio have revealed a new memorial design commissioned by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) to honor the fallen of the Sierra Leone Carrier Corps during ...