President Julius Maada Bio recalled that his government unanimously supported a law decriminalising abortion in the country; current abortion law dates back to 1861 and it allows the procedure only if the mother's life should be at risk

Golley Agricultural Development Sierra Leone Limited, founded by former ambassador to South Korea Omrie Golley, will introduce drip irrigation in an attempt to defy seasonality with minimum water use

A 43-year-old man, concerned that he will have to live indefinitely with a facial tumor, was the first to undergo surgery aboard the Global Mercy, the world's largest civilian hospital ship, at the port of Freetown

Turkey's Karpowership - a barge-mounted, fully integrated floating power plant - has cut power supply to capital Freetown because of an outstanding debt of about $40 million, the West African country's energy minister told Reuters

Mercy Ships' Global Mercy has arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone, where it will spend 10 months at the invitation of President Julius Maada Bio to provide free specialized surgeries and targeted training for health workers until June 2024