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Rescue workers are seen near an overturned military vehicle after a collision in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone military truck flips over, killing 13

by Bongisipho Magcaba

2 October 2018, 7:05 AM

Thirteen people were killed and at least 30 more injured on Monday when a military transport truck flipped over on ...

Sierra Leone's people party presidential candidate former general Julius Maada Bio casts his ballot at the polling station in Freetown on March 31, 2018 during Sierra Leone presidential run-off.
Voting began in Sierra Leone in the final round of a delayed run-off presidential election after a campaign marked by verbal sparring, sporadic violence and a last-minute legal battle. / AFP PHOTO / ISSOUF SANOGO

Sierra Leone votes in delayed presidential run-off

by Raymond Akamby

31 March 2018, 8:19 PM

The handpicked successor of Sierra Leone's outgoing president and a former coup leader faced off in the final round of ...

Emergency response teams have raced to dig out survivors but many are still feared trapped under mud and rubble. Picture:REUTERS

Sierra Leone’s race to bury mudslide victims

17 August 2017, 6:45 AM

There's little time for mourning as Sierra Leone rushes to bury its dead.

A mudslide killed more than 200 people on the outskirts of Freetown on Monday. Picture:REUTERS

Hundreds of bodies recovered from Sierra Leone mudslide

16 August 2017, 6:49 AM

Rescue teams in Sierra Leone searched for missing people in the town of Regent on Tuesday, a day after floods ...

More than 200 people killed in mudslide and flooding

15 August 2017, 8:10 AM

A mudslide killed more than 200 people on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Monday, sweeping away homes ...

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