The Krio people of Sierra Leone are partly descended from former ... having been exposed to British culture and Christianity, would go on to spread it across West Africa. Today, Krios make up ...

For eleven years (1991–2002), Sierra Leone was embroiled in a violent civil war that led to the death of approximately sixty thousand people, with more than a million leaving the country in search of ...

I posed some important guiding questions to support my premise of a culturally unequal exchange: To recap: How does the Sierra Leone government address the cultural differences in land management ...

"The challenge is to eliminate female genital mutilation, but not the Bondo culture," which ... sites than schools in Sierra Leone... But it's hard to convince people to reform their practices ...

Sierra Leone, known for its vibrant culture, rich wildlife, and stunning natural beauty, also faces significant challenges ...

Sierra Leone’s economy and its people have suffered greatly from a civil war that lasted from 1991 until 2002. The 2014 Ebola epidemic and COVID-19 pandemic have also affected the economy.

What was it about Afro-Brazilian culture that allowed for the unadulterated survival ... I thought about my grandma, a Yoruba ...

Memuna Williams, BA 91, a project lead at the non-profit Junior Achievement Africa, credits her undergraduate experience at ...

When Michaela DePrince was living in an orphanage during Sierra Leone’s civil war in the late 1990s, death was all around her: Her parents were gone, her uncle had abandoned her, and she ...

Sawyerr, the mayor of Freetown, an "inspiration." In just six years, she has introduced models of sustainability to Sierra ...

Ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who came to the US from an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone and performed on some of the world's biggest stages, has died, her family said in a statement.