A dangerous mpox outbreak is unfolding in Sierra Leone. In just the first week of May, cases rose by 61%, and suspected cases surged by 71%. Roughly half of all confirmed mpox cases in Africa now come ...

Stories like Bassie's abound in Sierra Leone, a small nation in West Africa with more than 300km of coastline sandwiched between Guinea and Liberia.

West Africa: Coup Scare in Sierra Leone Puts Liberia On the Edge Ahead of October Elections Amid Rampancy of Military Overthrow in the Region. ... A map showing the ECOWAS states. 3 August 2023.

Nearly 60 per cent of Sierra's Leone's eight million people are poor, with unemployment rates one of the highest in West Africa. Close Sign up for free AllAfrica Newsletters ...