Against the backdrop of Sierra Leone’s lush coastal landscape, a pivotal moment in the fight for environmental rights in Africa is unfolding. Activists, legal experts, and civil society leaders from ...

Here, The Independent takes a look at some of the most significant moments of the war since it began. Hamas, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007, invaded southern Israel, killing ...

Just days before US president Joe Biden was set to leave office, Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal after 15 months of war in Gaza. The Israeli cabinet approved the deal in the early hours ...

This timeline was last updated on Jan. 31, 2025. The Israel-Hamas war brought renewed attention to the enduring Israeli-Palestinian conflict. OCT. 14, 1994 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin ...

One of Europe's most wanted fugitives has been hiding out in the West African nation of Sierra Leone for at least six months, according to prosecutors in the Netherlands. Convicted Dutch drug ...

Within the space of six months, 18-year-old centre-back Juma Bah has gone from playing football in his homeland of Sierra Leone to paying his own €6million release clause in order to ...

FREETOWN - Sierra Leone's information ministry said on Sunday it was investigating media reports that European cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers is in the country and benefiting from high-level ...

Sierra Leone's information ministry said Sunday it was investigating media reports that European cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers is in the country and benefiting from high-level protection there.

The public prosecution office has confirmed that the Netherlands’ most wanted drugs criminal Jos Leijdekkers, aka Bolle Jos (chunky Jos), is hiding out in Sierra Leone following reports by ...