Sierra Leone News News Sierra Leone » People: A synthetic drug ravages youth in Sierra Leone. There's little help, and some people are chained
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — In Sierra Leone, a cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging youth. Trash-strewn alleys are lined with boys and young men slumped in addiction. Healthcare services are severely ...
News Sierra Leone » People: Inside York Village: The Town In Sierra Leone Where Formerly Enslaved People Settled
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 liberated in ...
News Sierra Leone » People: In Sierra Leone, The People Fighting The Sea To Build A Home
Off a path in Cockle Bay, a slum in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, lies the squat, tin-roofed house where Lamrana Bah lives and works. The widowed mother of six, who sells soft drinks from her front ...
News Sierra Leone » People: Ex-Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma Returns Home After Over Two Years In Nigeria
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has announced the return of former Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma to his home country after more than two years in Nigeria. Jonathan ...
News Sierra Leone » People: Influx into Sierra Leone continues; new arrivals moved inland
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, June 25 (UNHCR) - With more than 5,500 people arriving in Sierra Leone after last week's rebel attack on Sinje refugee camp in Liberia, UNHCR has begun moving the new arrivals ...
News Sierra Leone » People: Sierra Leone’s president takes early lead in tense election race
Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio has taken an early lead in the country’s presidential election, provisional results showed. The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) said it had so far ...
News Sierra Leone » People: A synthetic drug ravages youth in Sierra Leone. There’s little help, and some people are chained
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — In Sierra Leone, a cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging youth. Trash-strewn alleys are lined with boys and young men slumped in addiction. Healthcare services are severely ...