According to Visit Sierra Leone, York is a Krio village comprised of various tribes. Krio is the most widely spoken language in Sierra Leone and is native to the Creoles, who were formerly ...

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A group of women sit in a circle in the Masungbala Chiefdom, Sierra Leone. One by one, they describe how their genitals had been cut as part of rituals of initiation and the unbearable pain they were ...

A year ago, Sierra Leone's government declared a public health emergency over the cheap synthetic drug called kush FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- At a vast landfill in Sierra Leone 's capital of ...

Two prostitutes who work on the streets of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, tell their stories. Charity groups say they have seen a rise in the number of young girls working in the sex trade ...

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 ...

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 ...

Zainab Sakoteh sits in the Kingtom landfill in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Thursday, March 13, 2025, a place she frequents to meet the cartel that provide her with Kush. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly) ...

The donated educational items will help schools in Hull's twin city of Freetown in Sierra Leone. Jos Leijdekkers has been hiding in the West African country, according to authorities in the ...