In the heart of Sierra Leone, Abubakarr Koma continues to weave a centuries-old tradition into the fabric of modern culture. For over four decades, Koma has been a skilled practitioner of Gara tie ...

Daniel Jordan Smith is a Professor of Anthropology and International Studies at Brown University, as well as a Director of ...

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A recent Commonwealth workshop has bolstered the ability of the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone to better apply human ...

Located in West Africa, Sierra Leone is a small country with complex challenges. Following a decade of civil war between 1991 and 2002, Sierra Leone experienced positive improvements in political ...

Our nation, and especially Freetown have been gripped by a spate of fire incidents recently. The State House, the Military hospital (34) ...

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.