Sierra Leone
11-year-old survives floating alone for days after shipwreck
The “exhausted and cold” girl was saved by a German-flagged sailboat after withstanding a three-day storm and big waves.
- Colleen Barry and Maria Grazia Murru
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Fuel tanker explosion kills at least 98 in Sierra Leone capital
The tanker burst into flames at a busy intersection after colliding with a truck, turning the night sky orange, photos and video show.
- Danielle Paquette
President of Sierra Leone declares rape a national emergency
Those who sexually assault minors will face life in imprison, Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio declared, saying that some 70 percent of victims are under age 15.
- Clarence Roy-Macaulay
Paranoia keeps Ebola health workers safe: Queensland doctor
A Queensland doctor, who joined a Red Cross effort to help battle west Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak, has spoken of the paranoia gripping health workers in the virus zone.
- Cameron Atfield
Fresh waters, new frontiers
Taken a cruise lately? Join the club - nearly 700,000 of us did one or more last year. So, where next beyond the obvious? Louise Goldsbury has the answers.
Paradise, but not for the faint-hearted
Bone-white sand squeaks beneath your feet, the curved beach framed by lush forested hills, empty but for a handful of expats and intrepid tourists who have got wind of Sierra Leone's raw beauty.
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