The apparent leader of a failed coup in Benin is on the run and the fate of hostages remains unclear a day after a group of ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered the immediate deployment of elements of its Standby Force to the Republic of Benin following the attempted coup on Sunday.

The news from USCIS means those people already in the US – regardless of when they arrived – will come under extra scrutiny.

BBC Africa Eye uncovers two so-called "juju" practitioners, who offer to obtain body parts for ritual purposes.

Sierra Leone has emerged from the exploration shadows cast by neighbouring Liberia and Ivory Coast after signing a major exploration deal with Eni that could see a wildcat drilled, possibly in 2026, ...

Sierra Leone on Monday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for November, pledging to promote "a forward-looking peace and security agenda" with a strong focus on Africa. "Sierra ...

When Sierra Leone crossed the wire first in the 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar, his ownership group of Peter Brant, Westerberg, Brook Smith, and the Coolmore-affiliated Susan Magnier, ...

Ask most people in the UK what they associate with the small west African nation of Sierra Leone, and it’s likely it will be one of three things: blood diamonds, Ebola, or the country’s civil war, ...

Sierra Leone, who won the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic and took home the Whitney Stakes this past summer at Saratoga Race Course, will be retired after attempting to defend his Breeders’ Cup title next ...

A trade delegation from Sierra Leone is meeting this week with government officials in Vaughan, Ont., and McMaster University leaders in Hamilton, in a first-of-its-kind summit that has origins in the ...

Pictures of sore, blistered genitals have gone viral in Sierra Leone in recent months. The gruesome photos showing symptoms of mpox have helped persuade Sierra Leoneans that the virus, which spreads ...

Morie Abibu, a 56-year-old father of three, lies on a hospital bed in the humid Sierra Leonean heat. He is paralyzed from the neck down. After months of immobility, his soft muscles sag and pool on ...