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Sierra Leone imposes quarantine on hundreds of people following a recent death from the Ebola virus.
2016-01-17

A Maine judge imposes limited restrictions, but rejects state officials' bid to quarantine nurse Kaci Hickox, who returned to the United States last week after treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone.
2014-10-31

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that there will be a 21-day monitoring period for all travelers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
2014-10-22

Liberia and Sierra Leone declare a state of emergency in response to the Ebola virus disease by sending in troops and ordering the closure of schools and markets and the quarantining of affected communities.
2014-08-1

Greek Coast Guard intercepts a Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship, "Nour M", with around 20,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles on board. The ship's Turkish captain and seven crew members were arrested.
2013-11-10

The Japan Coast Guard is searching for six missing sailors after the Japanese cargo ship "Eifukumaru No.18" capsizes after a collision with a Sierra Leone-registered ship off the coast of Izu Ōshima island.
2013-09-27

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

Sierra Leone's human rights commission asks South Africa to return "blood diamonds" allegedly given to Naomi Campbell.
2010-08-13

Sierra Leonean writer Olufemi Terry wins the Caine Prize for African Writing.
2010-07-6