Sierra Leone

Afghanistan redux, mind your language, and Angola’s First Family

25 August 2017

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Opinion

Freetown’s mudslides and the slippery slope of urban risk in Africa
23 August 2017
To avoid more Freetown disasters, it’s time for some joined-up programming on disaster risk reduction
Feature

Three years on, lessons are still being learned from West Africa's Ebola outbreak
26 January 2017
While West African governments were overawed by Ebola, local communities organised and fought back, providing a lesson for future emergencies

HAS VIDEO

Silence marks Ebola milestone, but scars remain
8 November 2016 Feature
WANTED: War criminals still at large
24 March 2016 Feature
A look back at Ebola
28 December 2015 Analysis

Feature

What future for Ebola burial workers?
28 October 2015
Ebola may almost be over in Sierra Leone, but an estimated 1,400 people still continue to work as 'safe and dignified' burial team members. Many...
Photo feature

Sierra Leone's Burial Workers Fear Their Future
27 October 2015
After a year and a half fighting the world’s deadliest outbreak of Ebola, Sierra Leone will finally be declared free of the virus if no...
Analysis

Fast-track deportation of asylum-seekers
8 September 2015
At the same time as European Union nations consider opening their doors to more Syrian refugees, they are looking for ways to close them to...
News

Ebola: Where are we now?
27 August 2015
For the first time in more than a year, no one in either Sierra Leone or Liberia is being treated for Ebola, raising hopes that...
News

Future Ebola victims: pregnant women
12 August 2015
For the last 13 years, Sierra Leone has seen a dramatic decrease in its maternal mortality rate, due in large part to the introduction of...
Analysis

Ebola survivors still suffering
10 August 2015
West Africa’s Ebola outbreak might be winding down, but the struggles facing survivors in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are far from over. Beyond psycho-social...