Many developed problems in the Sierra Leone civil war due to poor healthcare access. During a 1999 ceasefire, Bo hospital opened a clinic to treat those who needed it. This gallery is from ...

The International Rescue Committee provides vital support to Sierra Leoneans recovering from civil war, the Ebola epidemic, the COVID-19 pandemic and the global impacts of the war in Ukraine. Located ...

Sierra Leone is a poor country in western Africa. A former British colony, it is significant in the history of the transatlantic slave trade, serving as both a departure point for captive people and a ...

Additionally, weather shocks may hinder agricultural growth and poverty reduction. Sierra Leone's recent history has been marred by a devastating civil war that ended in 2002. Despite significant ...

(CNN)-- Three former guerrilla leaders -- who helped command what one activist called "one of the most brutal rebel movements in modern days" -- were sentenced Wednesday in Freetown, Sierra Leone ...

The RPCA has pioneered the Longitudinal Study of War-affected Youth (LSWAY) that began in 2002 at the end of Sierra Leone’s civil war. Funded through multiple National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH ...

EXCLUSIVE: A travel blogger headed to one underrated African destination and found a paradise void of tourists but full of ...

That's how I found myself in Sierra Leone, staring off into ... the country is still working to cast off the shadows of the history of a violent civil war over the country's natural diamonds.

The significance of Gara tie-dying in Sierra Leone cannot be overstated. Not only is it a source of income and cultural pride, but it is also a way to keep the country’s history alive.