As of 17 June 2025, there have been over 4,000 confirmed cases of mpox and 25 deaths in Sierra Leone, raising the possibility ...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been chosen to be the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS ...

New ECOWAS chair Julius Maada Bio inherits a bloc grappling with jihadist violence, military coups and a shrinking circle of ...

The deal , finalised in Conakry on June 12, links the two nations' fibre optic networks at Pamelap, a key border town, ...

A dangerous mpox outbreak is unfolding in Sierra Leone. In just the first week of May, cases rose by 61%, and suspected cases ...

When an outbreak of peste des petits ruminants (PPR)—also known as sheep and goat plague—threatened to wipe out people’s ...

West African nations are struggling to track and treat infections, and experts warn the outbreak is rapidly spreading, while ...

The ECOWAS Authority's 67th Ordinary Session closed with the symbolic handover of the emblem to the incoming chair.

President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has been elected as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and ...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Bio has been elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS ...