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Sierra Leone’s president declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military's main and largest barracks in the West African nation's capital and then overran detention ...
2023 Sierra Leone coup attempt. On 26 November 2023, a group of militants attacked several locations in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. [4][5][6][7] The country was subsequently placed under a nationwide curfew, with a manhunt being called to find the militants. [6] President Julius Maada Bio claimed the attack was repelled by the ...
FREETOWN (Reuters) -Sierra Leone said it had pushed "renegade soldiers" who attempted to break into a military armoury in Freetown during the early hours of Sunday back to the outskirts of the ...
The president of Sierra Leone has described a foiled assault on a military barracks in the capital Freetown as an “attack on democracy.” In a video statement posted on X, formerly Twitter ...
Internet TLD. .sl. Rank based on 2007 figure. Sierra Leone, (/ siˌɛrə liˈoʊn (i)/ ⓘ, also UK: / siˌɛərə -/, US: / ˌsɪərə -/; [8][9] Krio: Salone[10]) officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north.
A high court in Sierra Leone has sentenced 11 people including soldiers and police officers to long prison terms for their alleged roles in a failed military coup last year. The twelfth accused ...
Sierra Leone: President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio congratulated Trump, stating that the historic event is a testament to the American people's active participation in the electoral process and a profound affirmation of democracy. He expressed his hope that Trump's win will strengthen the partnership between Sierra Leone and the US ...
A Sierra Leone court found 11 people guilty of treason and other offenses following what authorities have called an attempted coup, with their leader sentenced to almost 200 years in prison, a ...