Sierra Leone’s attempted coup and a cost of living crisis put peace to the test: Attacks on military barracks and prisons in Sierra Leone on 26 November 2023 were a failed coup attempt, according to police and government officials in the west African country of 8.8 million people. Christina Mammone, who has researched Sierra Leone’s …
Lessons from Sierra Leone’s Ebola pandemic on the impact of school closures on girls: Getty Images Policymakers globally have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with tough measures. As a result of the risk and uncertainty caused by the virus, economic activity has contracted, hitting firms and workers whose activities rely on face-to-face contacts the hardest. …
Taking stock one year after Sierra Leone’s gender violence ’emergency’: Girls carry drinking water across a bridge in Freetown, Sierra Leone. EPA/Nic Bothma In February last year, Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio declared a state of emergency over sexual and gender-based violence. Claiming there was no time to spare, his move allowed the government …