The salty breeze rustled through the leaves of the ancient mangroves, their gnarled roots twisting like the veins of a weathered hand gripping the mudflats of Freetown harbor. Mohamed...
A Story of Resilience in Sierra Leone By Emma Black Nestled along the Atlantic coast, Sierra Leone pulsates with vibrant culture and resilient spirit. Yet, the whispers of its...
By Emma Black In the heart of West Africa, lies Sierra Leone, a nation grappling with the ominous specter of climate change, as outlined by the United Nations Framework...
By Emma Black In the heart of scientific inquiry, amidst the whispers of ancient ice and the rustle of tree rings, lies the story of Earth’s climate a tale...
By Emma Black Mama Sue’s Bar and Restaurant has been a local eating and drinking establishment in Freetown for over 17-years. Susan Koffey, operated a thriving eatery specialising in...
Deep in the emerald tapestry of Sierra Leone’s forests, a drama unfolded. Not a human one, but one etched in shared ancestry and threatened survival. Here, amidst the ancient...
World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland DR. LUCY PÉREZ: Good afternoon everyone. I am Lucy Pérez, a senior partner with McKinsey and Company, and a co-leader of McKinsey’s Health Institute,...
WHO estimates climate change claims over 7 million lives each year Imagine a silent pandemic, sweeping across the globe, claiming millions of lives annually. This isn’t fiction, it’s the...
Artisanal diamond miners in Sierra Leone struggle for survival By Emma Black After five years of apprenticeship under his father and 12-years working dry riverbeds as an artisanal miner,...
Sierra Leone has been ranked as the third most vulnerable nation after Bangladesh and Guinea Bissau to adverse effects of climate change. The vulnerable population has low capacity to...