She uses her income to sustain her drug addiction. She is one of many women in Sierra Leone who, as a result of social factors that include living conditions and stigma, have not benefited from ...

She uses her income to sustain her drug addiction. She is one of many women in Sierra Leone who, as a result of social factors that include living conditions and stigma, have not benefited from ...

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) ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — At a vast landfill in Sierra Leone ‘s capital of Freetown, smoke billows over decades of decomposing waste. Zainab sits there, squinting through the soot.

Sierra Leone could become the second country in West Africa to decriminalize abortion, which health workers say would significantly improve the safety of pregnant women, decrease the number of ...

Tens of thousands of women and girls attempt to self-terminate their pregnancies every year in Sierra Leone, where abortion is illegal in all circumstances. Supporters of the bill say unsafe ...