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19 Jan 2016 5 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

Ebola crisis highlights urgent need for reform

While many say the epidemic is nearing its ‘end’, important questions still need to be addressed, writes Natasha...

30 Apr 2015 3 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

There’s a health crisis in West Africa – and it’s not Ebola

Chelsea Radler looks at a healthcare system near breaking point.

13 Feb 2015 4 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Ebola – the long road to recovery

Trauma runs deep, says Paul Valentin, who recently met survivors of the disease in Sierra Leone.

1 Dec 2014 3 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Ebola – undoing HIV progress in Sierra Leone

Tomi Ajayi looks at the outbreak’s devastating impact on the country’s HIV treatment programme.

29 Oct 2014 4 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Starvation: deepening the Ebola crisis

Ebola-struck communities in Sierra Leone are being forced to face unbearable choices, reports Jeanne Kamara...

23 Oct 2014 6 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

‘Lost generation’ threat of Ebola

The impact on children of the deadly virus will outlast the immediate crisis, writes Gabriella Jozwiak.

17 Oct 2014 4 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Law in a time of Ebola

The virus has changed everything – including what you can be arrested for. Simitie Lavaly and Sabrina...

2 Sep 2014 4 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Fighting Ebola on the frontline

Dr Oliver Johnson tells Gabriella Jóźwiak about the current crisis and the long-term...

6 Aug 2014 5 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

The world must wake up: Ebola outbreak is not just a West African problem

Charlene Rodrigues wonders why a nonchalant attitude prevailed for so long.

15 Apr 2014 4 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Wish you weren’t here: transnationals on their tax holidays

Sierra Leone is a prime destination for big businesses wanting to avoid paying tax, says Joseph Stead.

13 Mar 2014 3 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

PHOTO ESSAY: Sierra Leone squares up to undernutrition

Pictures from the field document one community's fight against hunger.

27 Dec 2013 5 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Malaria battles in Sierra Leone

Bankolay Turay comments from Freetown on the tussle between traditional beliefs and pharmaceuticals in...

1 Aug 2013 3 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

Change-makers: women of the African diaspora

A long tradition of positive social action sets international standards, writes Minna Salami.

Tope Folarin wins 2013 Caine Prize

9 Jul 2013 1 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

Tope Folarin wins 2013 Caine Prize

Folarin becomes the first writer based outside Africa to scoop the continent’s leading literary award.

Tackling obstetric fistula in Sierra Leone

23 May 2013 3 minute read

This article is more than ten years old.

Tackling obstetric fistula in Sierra Leone

Regina Bash-Taqi from Health Poverty Action reports on positive steps to tackle the devastating childbirth...

From war to democracy: reframing Sierra Leone

6 Jan 2013 2 minute read

This article is more than ten years old.

From war to democracy: reframing Sierra Leone

As he remembers the 1999 Freetown massacre, Seray Bangura looks to a bright future for the country formally...

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