Located in West Africa, Sierra Leone is a small country with complex challenges. Following a decade of civil war between 1991 and 2002, Sierra Leone experienced positive improvements in political ...

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 ...

At least 78 % of the population is severely food insecure. Sierra Leone has a literacy rate of 49% (Liberia 48.3%, UK 99%). Despite the post-war rebuilding effort, Sierra Leone's public education ...