“Over 1,000 perished in the mudslide and flood disaster, and we will never know the exact number now,” Elenoroh Jokomie Metzger, the head of the women of Regent, said. Regent is an area on the ...
Emerging from the pandemic with the backing of the World Bank to help promote the West African nation’s rich tourism potential—with diverse wildlife, world-class surfing waves, the vibey coastal ...
According to the World Bank, more than 50% of the eight million-strong population live below the poverty line. Protesters say the government has not mitigated the effects of rising prices of essential ...
From beaches, food, history, to wildlife, Sierra Leone attracts the adventurous traveler looking for an immersive West African experience. What it doesn’t have? Tourist crowds. As world travelers look ...
At wharfs across the Freetown peninsula in Sierra Leone, local fishers say in recent years it’s become harder to get a good catch. They blame foreign trawlers for overexploiting the country’s fish ...
Hundreds of communities in Sierra Leone’s Bonthe district have signed a benefit-sharing carbon agreement with the Africa Conservation Initiative targeting the protection of mangroves in the Sherbro ...
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, Jan. 8 (UNHCR) - Following an improvement of the security situation at the Sinje II camp in Liberia and a subsequent drop in spontaneous repatriations, UNHCR has temporarily ...