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No one seems to know what’s in it or where it comes from. Yet the ‘kush devil’ is destroying young African lives. At a rehab centre in Freetown, staff and users are fighting back

Many people said they were relieved at the peaceful atmosphere after electoral tensions and fears of violence.

Ahead of the June 24 poll, a rematch of the 2018 vote, identity issues and economic stagnation are also on the ballot.

A giant tree that towered over Sierra Leone's capital for centuries and symbolised freedom to its early residents crashed down overnight during a heavy rainstorm.

As the country gears up for polls in June, women in politics speak out about refusing to be silenced despite the abuse and intimidation they face

Spectacular coastline, buzzing nightlife and charming people, Radhika Aligh explores the next must-visit city in West Africa

Eugenia Kargbo has an unusual job: she is the city of Freetown’s chief heat officer. Her role in Sierra Leone’s capital is the first of its kind in Africa. She has been tasked with raising public awareness about extreme heat, improving responses to heat waves, and collecting, analysing and visualising…

Sex for lunch money or just to jump the queue for water – teen pregnancy is common in Sierra Leone and death rates among pregnant girls are shockingly high. 2YoungLives is a mentoring scheme that aims to help girls survive childbirth and get back to education.

The Sierra Leone capital’s colonial-era asylum has modernised, offering psychotherapy, yoga and basketball as well as drugs – and has thrown away its shackles