Sierra Leone
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| Capital | Freetown |
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| Dialing code | +232 |
| Population | 7. 557 million (2017) |
| Currency | Sierra Leonean leone |
| Official language | English |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 734405 |
About Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean. It's known for the white-sand beaches lining the Freetown Peninsula. The capital city, Freetown, commemorates the nation's slave-trade history with the Cotton Tree landmark and King's Yard Gate. Both were known as places of refuge for returned slaves in the 18th and 19th centuries. Nearby Bunce Island was a key departure point during the slave trade.
Sierra Leone under curfew after inmates freed from Freetown's Pademba Road Prison
...By Mayeni Jones & Umaru FofanaLagos & FreetownSierra Leone has been placed under a nationwide curfew after armed men broke into prisons, setting inmates free...
Prince William warns against 'doom and gloom' in eco-debates
... A shortlist of 15 Earthshot finalists was announced, with nominees coming from countries including Peru, India, Sierra Leone and Poland...
More than 60 migrants feared dead at sea off Cape Verde coast
... An estimated 100 people, mostly from Senegal and Sierra Leone, were said to have been on board the boat and had been at sea for a month...
Niger coup: A litmus test for democracy in West Africa
... Only Tanzania, Zambia, Sierra Leone and Mauritania had a better democratic approval of the 36 African countries surveyed...
How the tide of migration is changing European politics
... " I just want to be a basketballer, " says Mohammed " BB" Lain Barrie, who has travelled 5,000km (3,100 miles) from his home country, Sierra Leone...
How African migrants survived racial attacks in Tunisia
... I feel like giving up, " says Miriam, a mother of two from Sierra Leone...
Sierra Leone election: Tense poll amid fears of violence
...By Umaru Fofana & Cecilia MacaulayBBC News, Freetown & LondonSierra Leoneans are voting in a general election following a tense campaign marred by violence...
Migrant crisis: Tunisian fisherman finds dead bodies in his net
... Pointing to a recent stab wound on his arm, a young man originally from Sierra Leone - which still recovering from a brutal civil war that ended in 2002 - says that since the president s speech knife-wielding local youths have assaulted many people here...
More than 60 migrants feared dead at sea off Cape Verde coast
By Suzanne LeighBBC News
More than 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants was found off Cape Verde in West Africa .
Thirty-eight people were rescued, including children aged 12 to 16, The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.
An estimated 100 people, mostly from Senegal and Sierra Leone , were said to have been on board The Boat and had been at sea for a month.
It is not immediately clear when The Incident occurred.
The vessel was first spotted on Monday, police told the AFP news agency. Initial reports suggested The Boat sank, but it was later clarified that The Boat was found drifting.
The wooden pirogue style boat was seen almost 320km (200 miles) off The Island of Sal by a Spanish fishing boat, which alerted authorities, police said.
Senegal's foreign ministry said in a statement issued late on Tuesday that The Boat had left Senegal on 10 July with 101 passengers on board.
The ministry said it was liaising with authorities in Cape Verde for the repatriation of survivors, one of whom was from Guinea-Bissau.
Cape Verde is around 600km off the coast of West Africa on a maritime migration route to the Spanish Canary Islands , often used as a gateway to the European Union .
IOM spokeswoman Safa Msehli said: " Safe and regular pathways to migration are sorely lacking, which is what gives room to smugglers and traffickers to put people on these deadly journeys. "
At least 559 people died trying to reach the Canary Islands in 2022, according to figures from the IOM, while 126 people died or went missing on the same route in The First six months of this year with 15 shipwrecks recorded.
At least 15 people drowned when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of the Senegalese capital Dakar in late July.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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