A new generation of Sierra Leoneans is eager to show visitors that the nation's civil war is long gone and reintroduce one of ...

have been grossly and systematically violated during the RUFs offensive against Freetown and ECOMOG's counterattack. The unthinkable atrocities described in this report constitute war crimes and ...

He felt moved to help after being a refugee himself in Guinea during the civil war. First, Samai organized beach football matches for amputees in Freetown, boosting their confidence. During a ...

I was scared for my life, dressed like a woman and traveling in a little boat in the middle of the night across the Atlantic Ocean to Guinea. It was a death sentence, but worth trying. Eventually I ...

Freetown, the country's capital and largest ... and her restaurant trains and hires people who were disabled during the war. Artist Hawa Bangura is another repatriate who returned hoping to ...