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99 killed in fuel tanker blast in Sierra Leone capital
Accidents with tanker trucks in Sub-Saharan Africa have previously killed scores of people who gath…
Umaru Fofana
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Meet Princess Sarah Culberson, an adopted woman who discovered she was royalty while searching for her biological parents
Princess Sarah Culberson, whose memoir is in the "early phase" of being made into a Disney movie, s…
Lauren Edmonds
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How a daring hostage rescue raid helped Britain's elite special operators get their confidence back
It was the UK's first significant hostage crisis in 20 years, and while negotiators talked, Britain…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Just 6 years after Ebola killed more than 11,000 people, West African nations are bracing for a coronavirus spike
West Africa is home to some of the poorest countries in the world, many lacking doctors and vital r…
Robert Leslie,Mark Abadi
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Sierra Leone just became the first country in the world to let its citizens vote using blockchain
REUTERS/Olivia Acland People show support for the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC) party outsid…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Sierra Leone's Leading Doctor Dies Of Ebola
His death brings to 12 the number of Sierra Leone doctors to have contracted the virus. Eleven have…
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Sierra Leone Declares Five-Day Ebola Lockdown
Deputy communication minister Theo Nicol said "the lockdown for five days... is meant for us to get…
AFP
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Safeguarding Yourself From Ebola If You Are Travelling to Affected Areas
Ebola is a fast-acting virus, which first reared its head in 1976. The infection is transmitted thr…
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It Is Not A Scaremonger’s Cry, But India Needs To Be Seriously Apprehensive About Ebola
In India, very few are aware of what Ebola is. It is a deadly virus with flu or the recent chikungu…
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Scottish Nurse With Ebola Wrote A Moving Diary Of Her Experience In Sierra Leone
Throughout week 2 Cafferkey says that tackling Ebola feels like a more normal part of her life. She…
Joshua Barrie
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The global synthetic drugs crisis has hit West Africa, where people are digging up human bones to make a drug called 'kush'
An African city has had to put police guards on the cemeteries amid fears drug addicts are robbing …
Rebecca Rommen
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Black royals say Hollywood erased their existence. They're fighting to change the whitewashed narrative.
Six African royals spoke to Business Insider about the lack of representation in the media, saying …
Mikhaila Friel
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I've traveled to 20 countries in 2 years. I found the most stunning coast in one of the least-visited countries.
Before her trip to Timor-Leste, the author found limited online information for tourists — she had …
Marielle Descalsota
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SPOTLIGHT EVENT: Hear from Princesses Keisha Omilana and Sarah Culberson about what it's really like to be royal
Princesses Keisha Omilana of Nigeria and Sarah Culberson of Sierra Leone share their thoughts on ro…
INSIDER
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WATCH HERE: 'Royal Representation', an Insider spotlight event
This 30-minute live conversation with a panel of princesses will discuss the representation of Blac…
Insider Inc.
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Russian troops raped women as old as 83 while their families were forced to listen
A new report from the UN found evidence that women in the Kherson region of Ukraine have been victi…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Princess Keisha of Nigeria said people are often surprised by how 'non-royal' her life is: 'I love Target'
Princess Keisha, an American model who married a Nigerian prince, told Insider that people would pr…
Mikhaila Friel
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Princess Keisha of Nigeria said stepping down from royal duties isn't the same as 'turning a blind eye or giving up' and compared her experience to Meghan Markle
Princess Keisha, an American model who married into Nigerian royalty, spoke about her experience an…
Mikhaila Friel
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Viktor Bout, the 'Merchant of Death' arms dealer exchanged for Brittney Griner, says he fears for Trump's life and urged him to flee to Russia
Bout said he wired a telegram to Trump warning him that his "life is in peril" and invited him to s…
Matthew Loh
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Due to British colonialism, King Charles is now the monarch of 14 countries in addition to the UK following Queen Elizabeth's death
The number of Commonwealth realms could shrink under King Charles. Last year, Barbados officially r…