Sierra Leone’s capital city, Freetown, is widely known as the home of formerly enslaved people – hence its name.Founded in 1787, thousands of enslaved people were either returned to or ...

In Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, a vast landfill choked ... The landfill, a symbol of the city's struggle with waste management, has become a grim backdrop to a growing public health crisis.

Two prostitutes who work on the streets of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, tell their stories ... Hafiza and Manahel film as their home city comes under fire in Sudan's civil war.

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. It is her usual ...

On April 27, 1961, the people of Sierra Leone danced in the streets, waving green, white, and blue flags, celebrating the end of colonial ...

Sierra Leone will clock 64 tomorrow April 27, 2025. The country had long laid the foundation for Africa’s intelligentsia and ...

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.