Sierra Leone's capital Freetown goes into a two-week lockdown starting Monday, as the government revises measures to contain the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Three top officials managing Sierra Leone’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic have been detained by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged graft.
Anti-corruption investigators in Sierra Leone say supporters of the former President, Ernest Bai Koroma, have prevented them from questioning him at his home.
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio has said an investigation into allegations of corruption into the administration of his predecessor, President Ernest Bai Koroma, will lead to a large amount of property being confiscated and stolen money being returned to the state.
A riot has broken out at the central prison in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, with smoke billowing from the facility after the confirmation of a coronavirus case there.
