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Sierra Leone
China’s $55 Million Harbor Project in Sierra Leone Meets Strong Resistance
The government of Sierra Leone has signed a controversial $55 million deal with the Chinese communist regime to allow it to build an industrial fishing harbor on 250 acres of its beach and protected rainforest. The west African country had previously signed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with China, which has been criticized by the international community as a “debt trap” set up by the regime.
Chinese Investment in Sierra Leone Comes Under Scrutiny
Beijing’s investment has led to its open interference in Sierra Leone’s politics: for the purpose of gaining access to the country’s rich minerals.
Sierra Leone Has 2nd Ebola Case After Epidemic Thought Over
A second case of Ebola emerged in Sierra Leone after health officials thought the epidemic was over
New Ebola Case Emerges in Sierra Leone
A corpse has tested positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone, officials said Friday, the day after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak over in West Africa
As Sierra Leone Waits for Ebola All-Clear, Its Emotional Scars Will Take Longer to Heal
The race to end West Africa’s Ebola crisis is not over while a broad humanitarian crisis caused by the virus still remains.
Sierra Leone Children Go Back to School after 9 Months
Children in Sierra Leone returned to schools on Tuesday after staying at home for nine months because of the Ebola outbreak
Battling Ebola on Two Fronts in Sierra Leone
It’s been ten months since the Ebola outbreak in West Africa hit the headlines. And in contrast to Guinea and Liberia where cases have begun slowing down, in Sierra Leone the opposite is true.
