Over the years, Sierra Leone’s reputation has been dictated by the sad events of its past: First civil war, then Ebola. Earlier this year, that changed with the organization of the first Freetown ...

Reporting from Freetown, Sierra Leone — Everywhere he went in Freetown’s ghettos, a dreadlocked young vocalist named Innocent heard the plea. People were fed up with lies, theft and corruption. This ...

It’s a question worth pondering at a truck stop outside Omaha: More than a decade after embarking on the documentary, “Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars,” did co-director Zach Niles have any idea he’d ...

Nestled in a grove of tall trees behind one of Freetown’s busiest intersections, the house feels like a sanctuary. Young men and women dot the yard carrying cameras, notebooks or guitars, and inside, ...