Each of the boys received around approximately $72,000. While a significant sum, it was far less than they had imagined upon ...

Sherbro Island City’s vision of an elite urban development brings to mind some of the colonial thinking around the construction of Freetown’s Hill Station enclave a century ago.

Two years ago, Sudan's children were forced into a war they did not choose. Since then, they have endured a relentless storm of violence, hunger, and displacement. Childhoods have been interrupted, ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — At a vast landfill in Sierra Leone ‘s capital of Freetown, smoke billows over decades of ...

The International Rescue Committee provides vital support to Sierra Leoneans recovering from civil war, the Ebola epidemic, the COVID-19 pandemic and the global impacts of the war in Ukraine. Located ...

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Sawyerr, and its first chief heat officer, Eugenia Kargbo, have teamed up to protect citizens from extreme heat and replenish Sierra Leone’s tropical rainforests.

Between 1991 and 2002, Nigeria played a pivotal role in supporting Sierra Leone during its civil war when it led the ECOWAS Monitoring Group in peacekeeping efforts to restore stability in the region.

This is the first installment in our “Know Your Neighbor” series, which highlights interesting people who live in our ...

A year ago, Sierra Leone's government declared a public health ... Last year's emergency declaration, lauded by civil society, has helped shift the approach from punishment to care but the ...

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) ...