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Sierra Leone's president uses UN Security Council presidency to urge more seats for Africa

Aug. 12, 2024 15:36 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After decades of seeking a bigger voice in the United Nations ' most powerful body, Africa "cannot wait any longer,” Sierra Leone's president told the Security Council on Monday. Chairing a meeting that his country convened, President Julius Maada Bio...

24 Sierra Leonean soldiers are sentenced to long prison terms for failed coup. One gets 120 years

Aug. 10, 2024 12:13 PM EDT

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Twenty-four soldiers in Sierra Leone were sentenced to lengthy prison terms, some for up to 120 years, after being convicted by a military court for their roles in an attempted coup in the West African nation last year. A seven-member jury convicted...