Kush is a mysterious new zombie drug that's ravaging sierra leone - an epidemic described as the worst in Africa. And amid fears the crisis could destabilise the entire nation - a shocking new twist: the use of ground-up human bones as one of the drug's cocktail of ingredients. Warning: This report contains some distressing images

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At least 19 people were killed and nearly 2,000 inmates escaped in Sierra Leone when the country's main military barracks and prisons were attacked on the 19th of November. The Sierra Leone government designated the Sunday's assault as a failed coup attempt which aimed to "subvert and overthrow" the government. Several countries in the West and Central Africa are under military rule after a series of recent coups, including Sierra Leone's neighbour Guinea as well as Mali, Niger and Chad. In Sierra Leone itself, the political situation has been tense since June this year after President Julius Maada Bio's re-election in a disputed vote. Mohammed Saleh brings you the details.

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Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio on Friday signed a bill abolishing the death penalty, becoming the latest African state to ban capital punishment. Watch this report for more details.

West African country Sierra Leone abolishes death penalty

Sierra Leone lawmakers vote to abolish death penalty

Lawmakers in Sierra Leone, on Friday, voted unanimously to abolish colonial-era death penalty laws. This country is the 23rd African country to ban the practice. The country's constitution had allowed the use of death penalty for aggravated robbery, murder, and treason. Sierra Leone's move comes in the backdrop of a long battle to discard brutal colonial-era laws.

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Several dead after riot in northern Sierra Leone

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When Mariatu Sesay realized she was pregnant at 14, one thing scared her more than the social isolation she felt in the classroom: under Sierra Leonean law, she was now banned from attending school at all because she was expecting. A conscientious student, Sesay defied the ban and kept coming to study at the school, regardless of the law and the taunts from her classmates. "I still wanted to continue school after learning I was pregnant. I love education, that's what made me want to continue. When I would show up people would ridicule me, but I summed up the courage to continue going," Sesay told Reuters, holding her 10-month-old baby girl, Nadia, in her arms. Moved by Sesay's resolve, the school principal, Eric Conteh defied the law, risking his career and becoming an unwitting figurehead in the fight against a rule that rights groups say is outdated and stigmatizes teenage pregnancy.

Sierra Leone school defies ban on pregnant girls

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It appears to be the 29th largest diamond ever found, according to experts, but it is unclear what the hefty stone might be worth

Sierra Leone unearths 476-carat gem in new diamond find

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