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The historic Cotton Tree, a large "Ceiba pentandra", is felled during a rainstorm in Freetown, Sierra Leone. President Julius Maada Bio calls the destruction of the iconic tree a "great loss to the nation".
2023-05-24

Sierra Leone declares a nationwide curfew amid anti-government protests that have killed two policemen and one civilian. The West African country is currently experiencing record inflation.
2022-08-11

The second round of a general election begins in Sierra Leone with a tight race expected between the People's Party and the All People's Congress. Incumbent President Ernest Bai Koroma is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term in office.
2018-03-31

A mudslide triggered by heavy rain near Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, kills at least 350 people with the death toll expected to rise as high as 500.
2017-08-14

Two new cases of ebola virus disease are reported from Sierra Leone’s capital city of Freetown about three weeks after the most recent new cases were found.
2015-06-22

A three day curfew in Sierra Leone ends and will not be extended.
2014-09-21

An outbreak of Ebola virus which has killed at least 59 people in Guinea continues its spread, entering Liberia and threatens to spread to Sierra Leone.
2014-03-24

At least 229 people die in a cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone, the worst outbreak in the country for 15 years.
2012-08-30

A delegation of African leaders from Benin, Cape Verde, Kenya and Sierra Leone travels to Côte d'Ivoire to offer incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo an amnesty if he resigns from office.
2011-01-3

The leaders of Benin, Cape Verde and Sierra Leone arrive in Côte d'Ivoire to urge Laurent Gbagbo to resign as President.
2010-12-28