Sierra Leone's economy is projected to grow modestly, with real GDP expected to rise by 4.5% in 2025 and 4.7% in 2026. According to the latest IMF estimates, GDP is forecast to increase from $7 ...

As Sierra Leone sheds its image of war and "blood diamonds" the BBC's Mark Doyle visits the east of the country to see how investment is helping transform lives.

Ernest Bai Koroma is the fourth president of Sierra Leone, a nation still very much living in the shadow of a brutal decade-long civil war that only ended in 2002.

A frame grab shows British supermodel Naomi Campbell testifying at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor at the U.N. Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam ...

Sierra Leone’s war helped prompt the U.N.-organized Kimberly Process launched in 2003 to ensure “blood” or “conflict” diamonds are not sold on the black market to buy weapons.

A boomtown is rising in the jungle-covered mountains of Sierra Leone. Bumbuna, estimated population 12,000, just got a new bank. A growing Sunday congregation spills out from underneath blue tarps ...

An Israeli billionaire is getting in on the ground floor of the return to prosperity in Sierra Leone, where "blood diamonds" are gone. Chana Ya'ar May 22, 2012, 2:16 AM (GMT+3) ...

Sierra Leone 'blood diamond' rebels found guilty of war crimes. Three senior Sierra Leone rebel leaders notorious for ordering their troops to chop off opponents' hands were convicted on Wednesday ...