Sierra Leone on Wednesday started injecting frontline health care workers and high-risk individuals and children from age 12 ...

Sierra Leone could become the second country in West Africa to decriminalize abortion, which health workers say would ...

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 ...

By Sonam Lama Hyolmo In 2022, little did Aruna Bangura know that observing the changing environment and land use practices ...

The global south must broaden and explore new pathways to development that are not simply about accessing more capital but also ensuring sustainable, inclusive growth, a top Sierra Leone development ...

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 ...

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 ...

Linked to a 20-year longitudinal study of war in Sierra Leone, the Youth Readiness Intervention (YRI) is a promising approach for addressing mental health problems among at-risk youth in low resource ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — When she got pregnant at 16, Fatou Esther Jusu was terrified that it would derail her future. Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone. Fearing judgment from her family ...

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 ...

Mariama Soriba undergoes a procedure for a contraceptive implant at the Marie Stopes Sierra Leone Reproductive Choices clinic in Njagbahun, Sierra Leone, Saturday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin ...