Kadiatu “KK” Kamara is Sierra Leone’s only female surfer. She is ranked as a top surfer in West Africa after coming in second place at her most recent competition in Liberia. She didn’t know she would ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — 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 ...

Women are learning everything from tie-dye techniques to cake decoration and hair weaving at Twins Empowerment, a training academy in Makeni founded by sisters ...

A growing initiative is helping incarcerated women in Africa become certified soccer coaches An official soccer coaching program for incarcerated women is making waves across African correctional ...

“War, Women and Post-conflict Empowerment: Lessons from Sierra Leone” depicts the everyday struggles of women trying to improve their lives, while illuminating the political, legal and economic ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (UNHCR) - They come from neighbouring countries, but crossed paths in the tangled web of war in West Africa. Manu Famuley, a Liberian matriarch, recently fled to Sierra Leone to ...

Freetown — Eunice Dumbuya, a young activist in Freetown, Sierra Leone, still remembers being called promiscuous after getting a contraceptive implant a few years ago. She knew the risks of an ...

For the latest news from the continent, NPR Africa correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton offers an update on the trouble in the Delta between security forces and militants, round two of voting in Sierra ...