Sierra Leone on Monday told a Washington, D.C., federal judge that Jenner & Block's lawsuit seeking $8 million in legal fees was the "picture of murkiness" and should be thrown out.

Sierra Leone's information ministry said Sunday it was investigating media reports that European cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers is in the country and benefiting from high-level protection there.

Sierra Leone’s postwar Truth and Reconciliation Commission had called for reforms to increase women’s representation in politics and reduce women’s marginalization in education and health ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — One of the misimpressions people have about the world is that it’s going to hell. Perhaps that’s because humanity’s great triumph over the last half-century ...