Sierra Leone has a rich history, from slavery and the slave trade as one of the worst indelible marks on the conscience of mankind, to ...

On 8 February 2025, the authorities in Liberia seized a “shipment of 234 kg of cocaine at Bo Waterside, a key border crossing ...

A notorious drug lord who is wanted in the Netherlands for smuggling more than seven tonnes of cocaine has suddenly popped up ...

A Nation on the Brink The skies over Sierra Leone are darkening, not with storms, but with the shadows of an unfolding narco-crisis that threatens to destabilize not just the country, but the entire ...

Jos Leijdekkers was reportedly identified on the Facebook page of the president’s wife. The Netherlands Minister of Justice ...

The arrest comes amid a scandal over the alleged sighting of a convicted Dutch drug lord in Sierra Leone. Jos Leijdekkers, ...

Dutch RTL Nieuws journalist Sophie van Leeuwen was arrested near Freetown in Sierra Leone on Thursday. She was released from ...

Sierra Leone has received an extradition request from the Netherlands for Jos Leijdekkers, a convicted cocaine smuggler. This request involves discussion in court as no extradition treaty exists ...

David van Weel, Dutch Minister of Justice and Security, has officially announced that the Netherlands has submitted an ...

Today’s Africa Confidential online publication, dated 7 February 2025, has a screaming headline: “President Bio Keeps Cocaine ...

In a high-stakes diplomatic gambit, the Netherlands has formally requested Sierra Leone’s cooperation in extraditing Jos ...

The Netherlands has sent an extradition request to Sierra Leone for convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, the Dutch ...