A small but growing number of women in Sierra Leone are entering a male-dominated commercial transport sector. Auto-rickshaws ...

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 took ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kadiatu "KK" Kamara, Sierra Leone's Only Female Surfer Kadiatu “KK” Kamara is Sierra Leone’s only female surfer. She is ranked as ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — At a vast landfill in Sierra Leone 's capital of Freetown, smoke billows over decades of decomposing waste. Zainab sits there, squinting through the soot. It is her usual ...

Fatima Bio, the first lady of Sierra Leon (center), poses with Sierra Leoneans of Utah at Utah World Trade Center Women's Breakfast. She spoke about rape and childhood marriage in Sierra Leon.

On the bustling streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone, women are taking the handlebars and breaking into rickshaw driving, a job ...

A Sierra Leonean woman chargedwith illegal stay in Kenya sparked laughter in an Eldoret court, saying shefell in love and forgot to renew travel documents.Theaccused, Hawa Sam, admitted the offence ...

In Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, a vast landfill choked with smoke from decades of decomposing waste serves as an unlikely marketplace for a devastating drug. Amid the billowing soot and the ...

Women are vital to food production in Sierra Leone. golero/Getty Images Bora – a type of thank you gift – is a Sierra Leonean custom of respect that is often used in relation to land. For instance, ...