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.

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 ...

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 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 '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 ...

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's government is auctioning off the second largest diamond ever discovered in the country with the promise that a majority of the proceeds will benefit development projects—which it ...

Senior government officials in Sierra Leone disclosed that the country holds substantial oil reserves. After TGC, a US based oil exploration company carried a six-week offshore survey in the ocean ...