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EU cuts aid to Sierra Leone over its help to convicted cocaine kingpin, Netherlands says - Reuters
EU cuts aid to Sierra Leone over its help to convicted cocaine kingpin, Netherlands says Reuters
October 1, 2026Veteran BBC Africa correspondent Mark Doyle dies aged 67
Doyle was best known for reporting on African conflicts in the 1990s and 2000s, notably in Rwanda and Sierra Leone.
September 22, 2026The Documentary Podcast
Ed Butler investigates one of Europe’s most wanted drug smugglers
July 29, 2026Sierra Leone drops treason charge against ex-president over attempted coup
Ernest Bai Koroma was arrested in 2023 after gunmen broke into an armoury and some jails, freeing inmates.
July 15, 2026The African fishermen who blame Chinese trawlers for their woes
Fishing crews in Sierra Leone say large Chinese ships are illegally hoovering up stocks.
July 5, 2026Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case
It relates to a 17-year-old girl - four men including her father and husband face years in jail if convicted.
June 26, 2026From escaping child marriage 'to an old pervert' to becoming Sierra Leone's first lady
The private world of one of Africa's most powerful political women is revealed in a BBC World Service exclusive.
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Veteran BBC Africa correspondent Mark Doyle dies aged 67
British journalist Mark Doyle, best known for his reporting on conflicts in Africa in the 1990s and 2000s, has died aged 67 after a short illness. After living in Africa, he joined the BBC in 1986. D
Sierra Leone: The cocaine trail
World Service,·29 Jul 2026,·18 mins Available for over a year Ed Butler investigates how one of Europe’s most wanted drug smugglers, Jos Leijdekkers, ended up in Sierra Leone while evading justice.
Sierra Leone drops treason charge against ex-president over attempted coup
Ernest Bai Koroma was been living in exile in Nigeria since January 2024 Sierra Leone's government has dropped its charges, including treason, against ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma, who was arrested
The African fishermen who blame Chinese trawlers for their woes
Fishermen on Sierra Leone's Sherbo Island say their catches have fallen The villagers are shouting as they haul on the ropes to pull the net in from the sea. It takes a big collective effort of a do
Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case
Eighteen is now the minimum age to wed but cases of forced marriages of underage girls persist For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of comm
From escaping child marriage 'to an old pervert' to becoming Sierra Leone's first lady
It takes Fatima Bio only a moment to respond when we ask what it was like to be an asylum seeker in London. "Better than being married to an old pervert," she says deadpan, before laughing - a refere