FILE PHOTO: President of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma waves to supporters of the ruling All Peoples Congress party during a rally ahead of the March 7 presidential election in Makeni FREETOWN ...

FILE - The streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone, are empty during a curfew on Nov, 26, 2023. A Sierra Leone court found 11 people guilty of treason and other offenses following what authorities have ...

FREETOWN (Reuters) - A high court in Sierra Leone has sentenced 11 people including soldiers and police officers to long prison terms for their alleged roles in a failed military coup last year.

Authorities in Sierra Leone have arrested a bodyguard of former president Ernest Bai Koroma, over links to last month's foiled coup. Amadu Koita, an ex-soldier, was arrested on Monday alongside two ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — A Sierra Leone court found 11 people guilty of treason and other offenses following what authorities have called an attempted coup, with their leader sentenced to almost ...