FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP ... and prevention measures to reverse the trend in Sierra Leone, as kush spreads to other parts of West Africa. The drug has been seized in Gambia, Senegal and ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — When she got pregnant at 16, Fatou Esther Jusu was terrified that it would derail her future. Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone. Fearing judgment from her family ...

More than a million trees have been planted in the city of Freetown in Sierra Leone since 2020 ... of formerly enslaved people from across west Africa. Mountain forests were cut down and turned ...

Stories like Bassie's abound in Sierra Leone, a small nation in West Africa with ... the Western Peninsula near Freetown to spot the white-necked rockfowl, one of Africa's rarest and most peculiar ...

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When the first Portuguese sailors arrived in West Africa in the 1460s, the sight of the lush green hills from the sea inspired the name Sierra Leone, or ‘Lion Mountains’. Freetown was initially ...

A beach in Freetown ... As Sierra Leone embraces sustainable tourism, this window of opportunity won't stay open for long. Be among the first to witness the rise of West Africa's next great ...

The name “Sierra Leone” dates back to 1462, when Portuguese explorer Pedro da Cintra, sailing down the West African coast, saw tall mountains rising up on what is now Freetown Peninsula. He called ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — The 2nd Security Force Assistance ... “Senegal serves as a cornerstone of democratic governance in West Africa and focusing on border security not only safeguards ...

The 56-year-old is also the first directly elected female mayor of Freetown ... Sierra Leone now has double the number of female MPs it had previously, and way above the average for West Africa.