With just 62 wardens to cover some 14,000 hectares, it’s an arduous game of cat and mouse
South Africa’s part in World War I shows the importance of collective memory in recalling the ignored names of those who died in service
Growth in freedoms that enable citizens to abide by laws, elect and hold leaders to account and trade freely in and outside borders are contributing to prosperity
Both the country’s president and the man who would replace him agree the election would be determined by the cost-of-living struggle
In anticipation of new legislation that will increase the royalties payable by mining companies to local communities, the OCCRP takes a deep dive into conditions underground
Sierra Leone has taken positive steps to ensure gender parity in education but more needs to be done
The country’s shiny new banknotes are only a cosmetic solution to Sierra Leone’s dire economic crisis, say critics
The disease is circulating in livestock, with some human cases reported.
Research by Afrobarometer has found that almost three in 10 respondents (28%) said they had paid a bribe in the past year
The arrival of a Chinese gold mining company in Kono, a diamond-rich district in the east of Sierra Leone, had a devastating impact on the local community, cutting its water supply and threatening farmers’ livelihoods – and their attempts to seek justice have been frustrated at every turn
The arrival of a foreign mining company in Kono, a diamond-rich district in the east of Sierra Leone, had a devastating impact on the local community – and their attempts to seek justice have been frustrated at every turn.
Guinea is fighting the virus with a vaccine used in the DRC, while their neighbours Sierra Leone and Liberia increase border surveillance
Observers should watch the parliamentary race more closely, as it provides a more nuanced indication of how voters evaluate their government
People living with HIV in Sierra Leone who use drugs are facing grim challenges during the pandemic
Travel bans issued to Ernest Bai Koroma and dozens of top officials as Sierra Leonean corruption investigation gathers momentum
Dumped by their employers, and then stranded by their governments, African workers in Lebanon just want to go home. But it’s not that simple
Almost 70% of the world’s maternal deaths happen in Africa. Now there’s coronavirus — and with poor prenatal and postnatal care on the continent, expectant mothers and children under five are even more vulnerable.
A law used to harass and intimidate journalists has been repealed
A study shows that the social messaging platform is both emancipatory and destructive, particularly during election campaigns
The country has experienced violent incidents of unrest in recent weeks
Correctional centres across Africa are struggling to react to the pandemic and its effects on inmates
Now is the time to rewrite a collective script of Africa’s development agenda and the well being of its people
When Ebola first hit Lagos, Dr Ameyo Adadevoh knew something was seriously wrong, so she did something about it
A journalist from Sierra Leone has to teach himself to cook during lockdown in Johannesburg
The key to containing ‘kokoro korona’ is to speak to people in their own languages
While Sierra Leone was grappling with Ebola, there was a spike in deaths from another disease – malaria. We need to make sure this does not happen again
Africans living in China want to be evacuated
They changed the course of Sierra Leone’s civil war, helping to defeat the rebels. But in keeping the peace, these soldiers sins of their own
Celebrated Ghanaian photographer James Barnor continues his interview with Riason Naidoo, focusing on the later years of his career
Dozens of foreign trawlers are licensed to fish in Sierra Leonean waters and the aim of the ban was to help replenish species damaged by overfishing
President Julius Bio has raised the maximum punishment for rape of a minor and called on the country to address its rape "scourge"
Many attacks go unpunished, and those that are reported often fail to end in indictments or make it through the judicial system, rights groups say