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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

Anti-government protests occur in Sierra Leone, calling for the removal of President Julius Maada Bio. Both protestors and policemen are killed during clashes.
2022-08-10

The death toll from the fuel tanker explosion in Freetown, Sierra Leone, which occurred four days ago, increases to 115.
2021-11-9

The government of Sierra Leone decides to push for the abolition of capital punishment.
2021-05-12

The World Health Organization asks six African countries (Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and Liberia) to be on the alert for possible Ebola outbreaks after Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo reported new cases that signaled a resurgence of the outbreak.
2021-02-16

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

The WHO declares Sierra Leone free from Ebola transmissions.
2015-11-7

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 declares a four day nationwide lockdown to attempt to stop the spread of Ebola.
2014-09-6

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