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Rescuers attend to the 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone (circled) who was found floating in the Mediterranean Sea.

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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People walk by burning debris following the explosion of an oil tanker in the Wellington suburb of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown .

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
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio.

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
Raja Ampat Palau

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.

Tokeh Beach, near Freetown, Sierra Leone.

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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