A new law in the West African country of Sierra Leone allows child brides to annul their marriages and be financially compensated. By Amelia Nierenberg The West African nation has not identified the ...

His main challenger Samura Kamara came second with 41.16 percent of the vote, according to final results announced in Freetown by commission chief Mohamed Kenewui ...

As he continues his West Africa tour, Sierre Leone’s president Julius Maada Bio, has reiterated his wish that the Alliance of Sahel States will rejoin regional body, ECOWAS. Maada Bio took the ...

President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone promised to prioritize Human Capital Development in his first term and he has kept his promise FREE TOWN, SIERRA LEONE ...

FREETOWN (Reuters) - Opposition candidate and former military junta leader Julius Maada Bio was sworn in as Sierra Leone's new president late on Wednesday, just hours after the elections commission ...

His Excellency, President Julius Maada Bio has departed Freetown to attend the 2025 Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Global Forum in Barbados, where he will join global leaders to discuss ...

April 5 (UPI) --Opposition candidate Julius Maada Bio won a runoff election to become president of Sierra Leone and took the oath of office within hours of his victory. Maada Bio, 53, of the Sierra ...

In tonight's edition: Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio is reelected for a second term with over 56 percent of Saturday's vote, but the opposition is crying foul. Also, Kenya's main opposition ...

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio was chosen on Sunday to be the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS. The Economic Community of West African States, known as ECOWAS, was ...

His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has been bestowed the revered title of “Tuioataga,” or King, in Magiagi village, Samoa. The historic ceremony marked by deep cultural significance and ...

Can Bio’s $3.6bn Mission 300 lift Sierra Leone out of energy poverty? Kandeh Yumkella, chair of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security says efforts to boost ...