Sierra Leone

There's a great deal of concern among civil society groups over how ethnic tensions may influence Sierra Leone’s June 24 elections.

Sierra Leone elections: Familiar faces vie for voter trust as economy stagnates

Incumbent President Julius Maada Bio will face off against against main contender Samura Kamara on June 24. As the country prepares for this crucial election, voters are looking at issues like economic stagnation, corruption and national security.

Sierra Leone elections: Familiar faces vie for voter trust as economy stagnates
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West African countries adopt new strategies to encourage COVID-19 vaccination  

West African countries adopt new strategies to encourage COVID-19 vaccination  
A family visits across the U.S.-Canada border at the Peace Arch Historical State Park as a cyclist rides past on the Canadian side, in Blaine, Wash.

US to reopen land borders next month to fully vaccinated people

US to reopen land borders next month to fully vaccinated people
A girl washes her hands at a spigot at the entrance of her parents' house in Pikine, on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, on March 9, 2020.

What the US can learn from West Africa to slow the spread of coronavirus

What the US can learn from West Africa to slow the spread of coronavirus
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Archivists race to digitize slavery records before the history is lost

Archivists race to digitize slavery records before the history is lost
Man in orang jumpsuit dancing in front of two people in army fatigues

This is a remix? Childish Gambino's 'This is America' has started a global wave of remix videos

More than 15 artists from other countries have produced their own country-specific versions of Childish Gambino's 'This is America.'

This is a remix? Childish Gambino's 'This is America' has started a global wave of remix videos
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Sierra Leone mudslide survivors have nowhere else to go but back home to the devastation

Mariama Kamara is one of hundreds of Sierra Leoneans recently kicked out of three government camps set up in the wake of the Aug. 14 disaster, when heavy rains caused the partial disintegration of Sugar Loaf mountain, now a red rock scar looming over the country's capital.

Sierra Leone mudslide survivors have nowhere else to go but back home to the devastation
A woman wearing a headwrap and as shimmering blue and gold dress stands in front of a camera, with her hands to her hips.

Fashion, faith and culture come together through the global art of head wrapping

Head wrapping goes beyond style for one Detroit anthropologist. It’s also a way to bridge cultures.

Fashion, faith and culture come together through the global art of head wrapping
A woman mourns for her son at the entrance of Connaught Hospital

At least 100 children are among the dead in Sierra Leone flooding

Officials at Freetown's central morgue said Wednesday that 105 of the more than 300 officially dead were children.

At least 100 children are among the dead in Sierra Leone flooding
People inspect the damage after a mudslide in the mountain town of Regent, Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone reaches out to international community after hundreds die in mudslides

Around 400 bodies have been recovered.

Sierra Leone reaches out to international community after hundreds die in mudslides
Sorie Kondi and DJ Chief Boima of Kondi Band

Kondi Band connects West African thumb piano with US electronica

Sori Kondi is from Sierra Leone. DJ Chief Boima is from Wisconsin. Together they're the Kondi Band. And their music is a blend of traditional West African music with contemporary electronica.

Kondi Band connects West African thumb piano with US electronica
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It’s not just Kesha. Women face demands for transactional sex all over the world.

Vickie Remoe says she left her career as a TV host in Sierra Leone after being propositioned one time too many.

It’s not just Kesha. Women face demands for transactional sex all over the world.
Ebola Survivor Gorma Dolo, holds an ebola free health certificate at her house in Freeman Reserve, Liberia.

Ebola survivors face lingering health problems

In addition to physical health problems, the virus can have damaging psychological and social effects on survivors, which has now become a major concern among health workers and humanitarian aid organizations. Survivors often have difficulty reintegrating into society after recovery due to the stigma surrounding the disease and face social rejection by their peers.

Ebola survivors face lingering health problems
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Bye Bye Ebola! Eradication spurs rap song in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone declared itself Ebola-free on Saturday. It had been 42 days since any new cases were diagnosed. To mark the occasion, thousands danced in the streets and rapper Block Jones, from Sierra Leone, released a video and song.

Bye Bye Ebola! Eradication spurs rap song in Sierra Leone.
Healthcare workers were some of the hardest hit during Sierra Leone's Ebola epidemic. The names of 200 of those who died will be read at a vigil in Freetown. (Photo of hospital staff in Freetown at the height of the outbreak).

Counting down to an Ebola-free future in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone is counting down to an Ebola-free future: November 7 marks the day the country will celebrate being officially declared free of the disease.

Counting down to an Ebola-free future in Sierra Leone