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From a colonial hill town to Idris Elba’s island masterplan: what do these Sierra Leone developments tell us about urban elites?
Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown ... Journey Without Maps (1936): England had planted this town [Freetown], the tin shacks and the Remembrance Day posters, and had then withdrawn up the hillside ...
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Sierra Leone's vanishing history
A plan for Free Town, Sierra Leone, by R. Pownall, 1884. NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UK A postcard depicts Berwick Street in Freetown in 1905. NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UK ‘The wooden houses at Hill ...
Sierra Leone is finally stepping into the spotlight—here's why you should visit
Sierra Leone’s present beauty and past pain are intimately bound. A journey from the West African country’s jungles to its jade-green shores reveals a nation with its eyes fixed on the road ahead.
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Sierra Leone: From a Colonial Hill Town to Idris Elba's Island Masterplan, What Can Two Sierra Leone Developments a Century Apart Tell Us About Urban Elitism?
Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown ... Journey Without Maps (1936): England had planted this town [Freetown], the tin shacks and the Remembrance Day posters, and had then withdrawn up the hillside ...
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Sierra Leone: Why Freetown's Celebrated Tree Planting Scheme Won't Work for Other African Cities, or the Planet
More than a million trees have been planted in the city of Freetown in Sierra Leone since 2020 ... A global network of mayors known as the C40 Cities and other urban development experts have ...
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Distance Between Cape Town and Freetown
The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between Cape Town and Freetown. Load Map What is the travel distance between Freetown, Sierra Leone and Cape Town, South Africa? How ...