This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. In the early hours of Monday, August ...

The lifetime risk of maternal death in Sierra Leone is one in 52, with this risk believed to be even greater for adolescents ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Aminatta Forna was just 11 when her ...

Early identification of abnormal heart rate and blood pressure is crucial to prevent maternal deaths from postpartum ...

In the forests of Sierra Leone, Bala Amarasekaran has spent three decades building a sanctuary, and a life, around orphaned chimpanzees whom he calls family. What began with the rescue of a single ...

Photojournalism has the power to raise awareness for otherwise forgotten stories, according to photojournalist Sara May at an opening of her exhibit detailing the aftermath of the Ebola crisis in ...

We write in advance of the 74th pre-session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (“the Committee”). We hope this submission will inform the Committee’s preparation of its list of ...

The country has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world. Isata Dumbuya, a nurse and midwife, has made it her mission to change that. By Ginanne Brownell This article is part of a ...

Along the coastline of Sierra Leone, disappearing mangrove forests are threatening the livelihoods of oyster harvesters who have depended on them for generations. Women who once collected oysters ...

Sierra Leone on Wednesday, May 20, became the latest African country to receive migrants expelled from the United States ...

The private world of one of Africa's most powerful political women is revealed in a BBC World Service exclusive.