Reaping the benefits of nature: A mountain to climb for cities
More than half of humanity lives in cities, and the importance of nature has risen rapidly up the urban agenda in recent ...
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Freetown firefighters extinguish brush fire
FREETOWN, Mass. (WLNE) — The Freetown Fire Department fought a brush fire in the Assonet Bay Shores neighborhood Sunday. The ...
From a colonial hill town to Idris Elba’s island masterplan: what do these Sierra Leone developments tell us about urban elites?
Sherbro Island City’s vision of an elite urban development brings to mind some of the colonial thinking around the ...
‘We fall and we rise’: Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination
From 1991 to 2002, conflict in the West African country created some 28,000 amputees. Amputation by machete was one terror ...
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Freetown police and Michigan EMS work together across state lines to save a man's life
However, this holiday season, the Freetown Police were fortunate enough to witness what they say was one in action. According to their Facebook page, a Freetown resident's quick thinking and call ...
Ib Kamara's guide to Freetown, Sierra Leone: Tokeh Beach, cassava leaf stew and Empire nightclub
Tokeh Beach, cassava leaf stew and Empire nightclub - The creative director at Off-White and editor-in-chief of Dazed tells ...
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'We fall and we rise': Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination
The Farming on Crutches initiative where Makieu works near the capital, Freetown, offers a rare refuge. It aims to restore amputees’ confidence and independence by teaching them skills to start ...