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Sierra Leone

Tribal traditions still prevalent in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone's secret societies mark bodies and minds.

05 Aug 2019 12:04 PM

New Ebola virus found in Sierra Leone

Researchers are now working with the Sierra Leone government to determine whether any humans were infected.

27 Jul 2018 1:24 PM

17 deaths reported in Congo as Ebola outbreak confirmed

It is the ninth time Ebola has been recorded in the central African nation, whose eastern Ebola river gave the deadly virus its name.

09 May 2018 8:29 AM

Sierra Leone mudslides: Death toll now up to 450 as rescuers search more bodies

Burials have begun in a cemetery that holds victims of the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak that killed thousands in the West African country.

19 Aug 2017 12:43 PM

706-carat diamond unearthed by pastor in Sierra Leone

The diamond was presented to President Ernest Bai Koroma on Wednesday before being locked in Freetown's central bank vault.

17 Mar 2017 11:50 AM

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