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This OSAC report format provides a brief update on recent events in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.

A resurgence of Ebola in Guinea threatens the country’s population and may decrease the already limited ability of OSAC members to operate in the region due to COVID-19. The unknown origin, size, and duration of the Ebol...

After months of calm following two violent demonstrations in January, political tensions in Sierra Leone have risen as the government focuses on combatting the spread of COVID-19. Several violent incidents beginning Apri...

Elections in Africa often increase the possibility of civil unrest. Even in instances when the electoral process goes relatively smoothly, some disruption can occur that impacts private-sector operations. This report foc...

After having being declared Ebola-free on May 9, Liberia announced a new case on June 29. A teenaged male in Margibi County died the day prior following treatment for malaria. By July 8, four additional cases all with ep...

The government of Sierra Leone has ordered a nationwide, three-day stay-home mandate to allow volunteers to visit each household and educate residents on Ebola. During this mandate, September 19-21, public transit, busin...

Africa's Cup of Nations soccer tournament has been impacted by the outbreak of Ebola by needing to change venues, adjust security protocols, and worry about fan violence. Although the matches began in mid-April, they wil...

This interactive product is a compilation of information from previous OSAC reporting on Ebola and Department of State messaging by country.

This is the third of three papers on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa that has killed more than 1,000 people. The Department of State, the CDC, and WHO have issued various messages and guidance about the outbreak. This...

The largest outbreak of Ebola ever reported has been sweeping through West Africa, causing over 720 deaths and at least 1,000 more infections.

Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a rare virus native to Central Africa. The virus has taken more than 1,500 lives since it was first recorded in 1976, including the last major Ebola outbreak in 2012, when at least 31 people di...

On November 17, Sierra Leone will have combined presidential, parliamentary, and local government elections. Although there are no indications that election-related violence will occur, protests, rallies, and spontaneous...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting recent attacks by Tunisia’s Salafist movement, upcoming presidential, parliamentary, and lo...

At approximately 8:30p.m. on Sunday, June 3, an MI-8 helicopter operated by Paramount Airlines crashed while attempting to land at Lungi International Airport in Freetown. Witnesses say the helicopter was on approach to...

This report details criminal activity affecting Americans in Sierra Leone during the third quarter of 2006, as reported by U.S. Embassy Freetown.

This report details criminal activity affecting Americans in Sierra Leone during the second quarter of 2006, as reported by U.S. Embassy Freetown:

The Korean fishing vessel "Mujin-5" was boarded by two of thirteen armed pirates at approximately 2200 local time on 27 January while trawling off Yelibuya, Sierra Leone. One of the pirates was captured while the rest es...

The Regional Security Office of U.S. Embassy Freetown reports an increase in the number and the brazenness of crimes in Sierra Leone this summer. While not all crimes documented in this report affected Americans, all in...

This report is a compilation of criminal activity perpetrated against American citizens in Sierra Leone during the first quarter of 2005 as reported by U.S. Embassy Freetown.

An elderly American woman was involved in two separate violent incidents in the span of one month in Sierra Leone.