A surge in the flow of aid into the Gaza Strip since the truce between Israel and Hamas took effect on Jan. 19 is likely to ...

As WFP teams work around the clock to reach key locations for first time, fighting and arbitrary obstructions by local authorities hinder consistent flow of vital aid.The United Nations World Food ...

To push for gender equality and economic empowerment, ex-beauty queen, human rights advocate and philanthropist, Shalimar Abbiusi has arrived in Sierra Leone to launch initiatives aimed at supporting ...

January 2025: Eight years ago, one of the worst natural disasters in Sierra Leone’s history had a devastating impact on the country’s capital.

The agency regional director says medical facilities and warehouses are being looted as fighting escalates in the African ...

There should be no hierarchy of conflicts, but sadly much of the world acts as if there is one, writes foreign secretary ...

A new generation of Sierra Leoneans is eager to show visitors that the nation's civil war is long gone and reintroduce one of ...

Sierra Leone has recalled its ambassador from neighbouring Guinea after seven suitcases containing suspected cocaine were found in an embassy vehicle. On Monday, Guinean authorities impounded a ...

While the World Health Organization declared an end to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone in November 2015, low commodity prices in 2015-2016 contributed to the country’s biggest fiscal ...

We spoke to Antoine Renard from the World Food Programme and began by asking him if celebrations at the news of the ceasefire were curtailed by the overnight violence Antoine Renard: No. In fact ...

The charity supports 15,000 students across its education programmes each year and said it has a positive impact on hundreds of thousands of people around the world through its community ...

Sierra Leone declared a state of emergency on Monday (January 13 ... for the first time and triggered outbreaks in more than 70 countries across the world that had not previously reported Mpox. The ...