Sierra Leone
Ebola Is Spreading Again in West Africa — But This Time There's a Plan to Stop It
At least nine cases have been reported in recent weeks, but a new vaccine and other measures are being used to prevent the virus from spreading out of control again.
The UN's Health Agency Just Downgraded the Threat Level for the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak Ever
More than two years after the spread of the virus began in West Africa, claiming more than 11,300 lives, the World Health Organization today declared an end to the international public health emergency declaration the outbreak had warranted.
Ebola Ended FGM in Sierra Leone, but Now It's Back
Ebola did something women's rights activists in Sierra Leone had not achieved in decades — it ended female genital mutilation. But since the outbreak was declared over, the practice has returned.
Black Magic and Chicken Blood: Photos of My Week with Sierra Leone's Witch Doctors
A gallery of photographer Olivia Acland's latest work from Sierra Leone where she visited doctors that use a combination of black magic and herbal medicines to cure the sick.
Sort magi og hønseblod: Billeder fra min uge med heksedoktorer i Sierra Leone
Fotografen Olivia Aclands seneste arbejde fra Sierra Leone, hvor hun gik på opdagelse i landets okkulte healing traditioner.
Liberia Closes Local Red Cross Amid Graft Investigation Into Ebola Funds
After President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf dissolved the chapter's national board earlier this week, senior managers convened for a meeting. Then the police arrived.
'One Day, They Will Rise Up': Explosive Anger Builds Around a Tiffany Diamond Mine
Many who live near and work for Sierra Leone's largest diamond mine say they're still waiting for the share of the wealth they were promised. Four protesters have already died, and tempers are flaring once again.
This Journalist Is Helping Isolated Communities Share Their Stories Using Cell Phones
Libby is the founder of On Our Radar, a platform that allows citizen journalists in isolated communities around the world to share their experiences, using nothing more powerful than a text.
Snitch Who Jailed Liberian War Criminal Fears for His Life After Deportation from Canada
Cindor Reeves helped put away former Liberian warlord Charles Taylor. That wasn't good enough for the Canadian government, who shipped him back to Liberia.
What Life Was Like on the Ground During the Ebola Crisis
We spoke with correspondent Danny Gold about the psychological effects of reporting on a deadly epidemic, and if the world will be better prepared for the next one.
Watch a Surreal Rap Video from Sierra Leone
When two TED fellows get together, they can make something truly different.
It's Back: Cautious Optimism in Sierra Leone as Ebola Virus Reemerges in West Africa
Less than 24 hours after the World Health Organization declared an end to the largest Ebola outbreak in history, the virus sprung up again in Sierra Leone killing a 22-year-old woman.