Peace does not fall from the sky,” according to Joseph Ben Kaifala, founder of the Center for Memory and Reparations.

June 19 (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's special war crimes court sentenced three former leaders of the country's AFRC militia to jail terms ranging from 45-50 years on Thursday. Here are some key facts ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. When Sierra Leone-born Ishmael Beah came to the United States in 1998, he said, he met ignorance.

When Michaela DePrince was living in an orphanage during Sierra Leone’s civil war in the late 1990s, death was all around her: Her parents were gone, her uncle had abandoned her, and she witnessed the ...

Oregon football’s 2026 season has a beginning. The Ducks’ annual spring game is on for the 2026 season, the team announced in a press... The recognition came rolling in early for No. 2 Oregon ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- A former rebel leader whose followers were known for mutilating civilians was indicted Monday along with six others by Sierra Leone's war crimes tribunal. The indictments ...

Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio apologized on Sunday to victims of the country's 1991-2002 civil war that killed more than 100,000 people.

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — A former militia leader convicted of war crimes during ...

In 1991, a rebel army known as The Revolutionary United Front (aka the RUF) began terrorizing the eastern villages of Sierra Leone in an effort to gain control of the country's diamond mines. With ...

Under pressure from activists and Maryland?s two U.S. senators, federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have agreed to release from jail a pregnant survivor of the Sierra Leone Civil War ...

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Prosecutors will call their first witnesses to the stand on Monday in the delayed trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, charged with orchestrating atrocities in Sierra ...