# Sierra Leone

Last year

2022

# Round-Up

Ivory Coast goalkeeping error gifts draw to Sierra Leone as Tunisia recover with 4-0 win

Sierra Leone played out a draw against the Ivory Coast while Tunisia defeated Mauritania.

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Jan 16th 2022, 6:49 PM

# All Square

Algeria begin Africa Cup of Nations title defence with underwhelming draw

The champions played out a 0-0 stalemate with Sierra Leone.

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Jan 11th 2022, 6:21 PM

All time

# Tanker explosion

At least 98 killed after oil tanker explodes in Sierra Leone

The explosion took place in the Wellington suburb of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown.

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Nov 7th 2021, 8:15 AM

# One Year On

'There was no blood. But there were bodies - so many bodies. I can never forget'

Just over one year ago, a massive mudslide hit the capital of Sierra Leone, devastating the area.

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Sep 16th 2018, 9:00 PM

# Mudslide

'This is our home. You can't just leave your home'

Just over one year ago, a massive mudslide hit the capital of Sierra Leone. But some people have stayed living in their homes, even though the area is completely unsafe.

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Sep 15th 2018, 8:30 PM

# Disaster

'They have nowhere else': Sierra Leone mudslide victims move back to homes in danger zone

The August mudslide killed more than 1,000 people and there are fears for another landslide in the next rainy season.

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Jan 7th 2018, 12:00 PM

# Sierra Leone

A massive diamond that used to be owned by a pastor has sold for $6.5 million

British jewelers Laurence Graff purchased the stone.

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Dec 5th 2017, 12:55 PM

# Sierra Leone

Teacher on mudslide: 'Our school was completely destroyed and pupils, teachers and parents died'

The death toll from this months mudslide and flooding in Sierra Leone’s capital city is approaching 500.

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Aug 26th 2017, 8:15 AM

# Freetown

'First Ebola, now mudslides': Over 100 children confirmed dead in Sierra Leone

The death toll is currently at 300 but is expected to rise significantly.

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Aug 17th 2017, 6:01 PM

# Freetown

Deadly Sierra Leone floods one of the worst single-day disasters in its history

The death toll is expected to rise as around 600 people are still missing. The President has appealed for a global response.

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Aug 15th 2017, 8:16 PM

# Freetown

Over 300 dead after mudslide sweeps through Sierra Leone's capital

Thousands have been left homeless and there’s an “overwhelming number of dead” after severe flooding and mudslides in Freetown.

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Aug 14th 2017, 5:01 PM

# mixed emotions

Sierra Leonean fan's Old Trafford heartache turns to Wembley joy

Army experts blew up a suspect device at the stadium — later revealed to be a dummy left from a training exercise.

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May 16th 2016, 12:09 PM

# Sierra Leone

'They touched our breasts and stomachs to see if we were pregnant'

Pregnant girls are shunned in Sierra Leone – and banned from exams.

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Nov 7th 2015, 8:30 PM

# sheku bayoh

Family of man who died in Scottish police custody want "the whole truth"

And a war of words has broken out between police and the family’s lawyer.

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May 14th 2015, 10:31 PM

# return of the Mc

From Rwanda with love: Northern Irishman Johnny McKinstry on his new African adventure

The Ebola virus derailed the young manager’s incredible work in Sierra Leone but he’s eager to conjure something similar in a new country.

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Apr 5th 2015, 8:00 AM

# One Year On

The faces of Ebola: The survivors, orphans and workers the disease left behind

The outbreak is not yet over, doctors have warned.

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Mar 9th 2015, 7:45 AM

Voices

Opinion: 'The outbreak has brought an unmatched level of fear and panic'

The Ebola response appears to finally be working. But Sierra Leone has never faced an enemy like this before – the crisis has been devastating.

Feb 4th 2015, 8:00 PM

# not going away

Ireland to fund ambulances and burials for Sierra Leone's 7,000+ Ebola victims

The Government is set to give an additional €778,000 towards combating the Ebola outbreak.

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Jan 3rd 2015, 8:15 AM

# pauline cafferkey

Second suspected Scottish Ebola patient has tested negative

Pauline Cafferkey, from Glasgow, is being treated in London.

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Dec 31st 2014, 8:58 AM

# finding a cure

Experimental Ebola vaccines may be lifeline for African countries

Hopes raised that the trial will “form the basis of a more potent vaccine” – there is currently no effective vaccine against the Ebola or Marburg virus.

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Dec 23rd 2014, 10:30 AM

# Banned

Christmas has been cancelled in Guinea's capital and Sierra Leone

It’s in a bid to combat the spread of the Ebola virus.

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Dec 16th 2014, 8:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: Healthcare apartheid is unacceptable – there can be no 'them and us'

Solutions do not come easy, but Ebola transmission can be stopped.

Dec 1st 2014, 8:00 AM

# on a jetplane

These "heroes" will man the first Irish-run Ebola treatment centre in West Africa

The centre was built by the UK Government.

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Nov 22nd 2014, 4:34 PM

# EBOLA

Visitors to the US from West Africa can only land at five airports

This will allow authorities to focus their health checks.

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Oct 21st 2014, 7:55 PM

# Risk

Ebola could be the 'humanitarian disaster of our generation'

That’s according to Oxfam, which works in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

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Oct 18th 2014, 7:17 PM

# Photographs

Vintage photos show the terrifying first expeditions into the Congo to track down Ebola

In 1976 a young Belgian doctor ventured across what was then Zaire to find the source of the infection.

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Oct 18th 2014, 9:15 AM

# cast out

Ebola survivors 'shunned' as lepers, they tell Sierra Leone meeting

Thirty five Ebola survivors told how they the disease had prevented them returning to their old lives.

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Oct 17th 2014, 8:00 PM

Voices

Column: What is life like in a city hit by Ebola? An Irish voice from Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone is a very friendly, sociable place but that is changing. People are avoiding church and the mosque, and shops have chlorine buckets outside for people to wash their hands before they enter.

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Oct 17th 2014, 1:00 PM

# Strike

Liberian doctors strike to demand "danger money" for treating Ebola patients

The World Health Organisation has said Ebola ‘threatens the very survival of societies and governments in already very poor countries’.

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Oct 13th 2014, 10:21 PM

# Outbreak

Nurse in Australia being tested for Ebola

The woman had just returned from working for the Red Cross in Sierra Leone.

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Oct 9th 2014, 7:17 AM

# Prime Numbers

Love/Hate, dolphins, and Garth Brooks: The week in numbers

Plus: What’s the average age for people getting married now?

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Oct 4th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Help Wanted

'We should be worried about Ebola - but for Africa, not ourselves'

Darren Hanniffy just came home from Liberia, where Ebola infections are DOUBLING every two weeks.

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Oct 1st 2014, 12:23 PM

# Outbreak

Ebola has killed nearly 3,000 people this year

The US President said international aid simply is not flowing into West Africa fast enough.

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Sep 26th 2014, 9:50 PM

# EBOLA

A worker from Irish aid agency Concern has died from a suspected case of Ebola in Liberia

The 42-year-old father of two passed away yesterday after showing symptoms of the virus.

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Sep 24th 2014, 1:14 PM

# Outbreak

Four day 'lockdown' planned to halt spread of Ebola in Sierra Leone

People won’t be allowed out of their homes during the period of the lockdown, and over 20,000 people are being hired to enforce it.

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Sep 6th 2014, 12:50 PM

# Outbreak

Ebola-hit Liberia bans sailors from disembarking

Meanwhile, Morocco has vowed to keep up regularly scheduled flights to Ebola-hit nations in a “solidarity” move.

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Aug 30th 2014, 12:24 PM

# Outbreak

There has been a "very, very small" number of suspect Ebola cases in Ireland

The HSE said it would not be providing information on other cases – but that there had been a “handful” of investigations apart from the Donegal death.

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Aug 26th 2014, 10:44 PM