Sierra leone

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Physical map of Sierra Leone showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Sierra Leone.

I recently watched a video from the BBC about Sierra Leone in preparation for today, which asks the question “Is the Global Media too negative about Africa”? Great question. I have my a…

Did you know that Sierra Leone’s beaches are some of the world’s best? Here's the 6 best ones to help you plan an epic winter sun getaway...

Visiting Sierra Leone can be a challenge - at least unless you go fully prepared knowing what to expect. One of the less visited countries in Africa, Sierra Leone somehow suffers from a bad reputation

Krio, Sierra Leone’s English creole. The Gullahs’ English-based creole language is strikingly similar to Sierra Leone Krio and contains identical expressions as bigyai (greedy), pantap (on top of), ohltu (both), tif (steal), yeys (ear), and swit (delicious). The Gullah creole also contains several thousand words and personal names derived from African languages—and a large proportion of these (about 25%) are from languages spoken in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone, West Africa, Afrika, Westafrika, Peninsula

Cassava leaf stew is considered to be the national dish of Sierra Leone

Unity over adversity. It’s a running theme in the story of Tombohuaun, translation “Tombo’s Wound,” a remote village tucked into the jungle of Sierra

Freetown, Sierra Leone. A city of over 1 million residents, set upon steep, undulating hills over the Atlantic. Imagine a city of 1 million without a power grid, virtually pitch black at night.