The cheap and highly addictive synthetic drug has flooded markets in Liberia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and The Gambia.

According to the United Nations, Sierra Leone is one of the countries most exposed to coastal erosion. More than two million people are threatened by rising sea levels. Even the capital ...

Despite the challenges, people like Lamrana Bah still live in their own homes, even without running water. About a third of Freetown’s estimated 1.5 million residents live in the slums.

The video posted on his TikTok said: "I can confirm Sam was taken into custody in Sierra Leone at 7pm last night while live on TikTok for talking about the help people in the slums needed." ...

Many will end up in cities such as Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital ... They have planted mangrove trees on the edges of flood-prone slums to serve as buffers against the rising sea.

Walker claims to have gone to Sierra Leone to help children living in poverty. In a post on his TikTok and Instagram account earlier this year, he said: "I'm going to the slums to get these kids ...

Many slums are springing up in urban areas with an increasing ... project and its potential impact – in Sierra Leone and more broadly? The ECM project is showing great success by incorporating all the ...