Jos Leijdekkers — also known as "Omar Sheriff" and "Chubby Jos" — is accused of trafficking cocaine and ordering a murder.

The Netherlands has sent an extradition request to Sierra Leone for convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, the Dutch justice minister said on Thursday, adding that he hoped to find the ...

One of Africa's poorest countries is set to embark on a major construction project that could help transform its economic ...

Sierra Leone must face a lawsuit by U.S. law firm Jenner & Block seeking to recover more than $8 million in fees from the ...

Cocaine/Kush intake has sharply increased across Sierra Leone - from urban cities into rural communities. With vulnerable youth and young girls greatly ...

West Africa is a major transit point for the trafficking of cocaine from Latin America. On 17 January, Sierra Leone recalled ...

Dutch Drug Lord "Dating" President Julius Bio's Daughter?| Firstpost Africa | N18G Investigators say one of Europe's most ...

Thomas Mariee's expedition down the Rokel River was an exercise in getting out of his comfort zone, one rapid and insect bite ...

President Donald Trump's administration is going after USAID, an organization President Joe Biden used to push abortion ...

The latest African roaming agreement comes from the west of the continent, where the governments of Liberia, The Gambia and ...

has found refuge and high-level protection in Sierra Leone, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter as ...

The Kassirie community in Sierra Leone has, for the first time, gained access to reliable electricity through a solar and ...