In Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, a vast landfill choked with smoke ... Without money for school, she struggles to get her life on track. Due to family tensions, she has chosen to live “on the ...

But Sierra Leone since then has been torn apart by debate. Following opposition from religious leaders, the bill has been amended and now limits abortion to cases of life-threatening risk ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — At a vast landfill in Sierra ... Without money for school, she struggles to get her life on track. Due to family tensions, she has chosen to live “on the streets ...

An increase in vaccine coverage in Africa is helping protect millions of people from life-threatening diseases such as measles, polio and cervical cancer, ...

West Africa is a globally significant biodiversity area with rich and diverse plant and animal life including numerous ...

In Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown ... Without money for school, she struggles to get her life on track. Due to family tensions, she has chosen to live “on the streets” with her boyfriend.

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — At a vast landfill in Sierra Leone ‘s capital of Freetown, smoke billows over decades of decomposing waste. Zainab sits there, squinting through the soot.

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — When she got pregnant at 16, Fatou Esther Jusu was terrified that it would derail her future. Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone. Fearing judgment from her family ...

Zainab Sakoteh sits in the Kingtom landfill in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Thursday, March 13, 2025, a place she frequents to meet the cartel that provide her with Kush. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly) ...