Sierra Leone is trying to tackle a teenage pregnancy crisis. US and UK aid cuts put that at risk

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

Sierra Leone debates decriminalizing abortion as women and girls endanger their lives

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — When she got pregnant at 16, Fatou Esther Jusu was terrified that it would derail her future. Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone. Fearing judgment from her family, she took ...

From escaping child marriage 'to an old pervert' to becoming Sierra Leone's first lady

BBC World Service exclusive: the private world of one of Africa's most powerful political women.
Democracy Now

11-Year-Old Girl from Sierra Leone Appears to Be Lone Survivor of Refugee Shipwreck That Killed 40+

Freed from ICE Jail, Leqaa Kordia Likens Yearlong Detention to Israel’s Treatment of Palestinians ...
New York Post

Eleven-year-old girl from Sierra Leone miraculously survives 3 days at sea after shipwreck

Germany’s CompassCollective said the crew on its vessel were en route to another emergency when they heard shouting from the water and picked up the girl around 3 a.m. wearing a life jacket and ...