FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — At a vast landfill in Sierra Leone ‘s capital of Freetown, smoke billows over decades of ...

Sierra Leone could become the second country in West Africa to decriminalize abortion, which health workers say would significantly improve the safety of pregnant women, decrease the number of ...

She uses her income to sustain her drug addiction. She is one of many women in Sierra Leone who, as a result of social factors that include living conditions and stigma, have not benefited from ...

Freetown, Sierra Leone — When she got pregnant at 16, Fatou Esther Jusu was terrified that it would derail her future. Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone. Fearing judgment from her family, she ...

She uses her income to sustain her drug addiction. She is one of many women in Sierra Leone who, as a result of social factors that include living conditions and stigma, have not benefited from ...