Sierra Leone Declares Nationwide Curfew After Gunmen Attack Main Military Barracks in Freetown

A soldier with the Sierra Leonean military police greets and man along an empty road in Freetown, Nov. 26, 2023.

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military's main and largest barracks in the West African nation's capital, raising fears of a breakdown of order amid a surge of coups in the region.