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A military court in Sierra Leone sentences 24 soldiers to prison terms ranging from 50 to 120 years for their roles in a failed coup attempt in November 2023.
2024-08-9

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

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

United States authorities announce mandatory Ebola screening will end for travelers from Liberia to five U.S. airports, effective September 21, 2015. Screening of travelers from Sierra Leone and Guinea will continue.
2015-09-18

Sierra Leone quarantines the Tonkolili district with more than half the country under lockdown and the official death toll in the country reaching 1,530 and roughly 7,109 infected.
2014-12-2

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

ASKY Airlines suspends flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone as the death toll from the Ebola outbreak reaches 672.
2014-07-29

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

The head of Sierra Leone's Anti-corruption Commission says that 29 government health officials will appear in court on corruption charges for having allegedly defrauded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's vaccine programme.
2013-03-10

The former President of Liberia, Charles Taylor, is sentenced to 50 years' imprisonment by the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague for aiding and abetting war crimes during Sierra Leone's civil war.
2012-05-30