A former bodyguard of the ex-President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, has been convicted of treason and sentenced, along with 10 others, for their involvement in a failed coup last year. Amadu Koita Makalo, a former soldier, was sentenced to 182 years in prison for treason, murder, and attempted murder. The charges followed attacks…
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Sierra Leone is losing its forests. This sanctuary is trying to save chimpanzees and their vital habitat
Freetown, Sierra Leone When it comes to chimpanzee toddlers, girls rule. Skippy climbs with her hands and feet into the forest canopy, swinging through the spindly vines. The boys: they prefer to cuddle with their human carer. They are all orphans, rescued from across Sierra Leone and raised at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary. “I want them…
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