Sierra Leone: News

France detains Liberia's ex-militant commander for crimes against humanity

France detained a suspected former militant commander from Liberia's (Africa) civil war and charged him with crimes against humanity for atrocities including torture and cannibalism, police said yesterday.

Sierra Leone mudslides: President Koroma appeals for urgent help

Overwhelmed by the scale of Sierra Leone's mudslide, President Ernest Bai Koroma appealed for urgent help from the international community.