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Break Rules, Clean Up Gutters: The To-Do List Of A Rookie Mayor In Sierra Leone

1:38pm December 10, 2018

by Mara Kardas-Nelson

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, the first female mayor in Freetown in years, is trying to clean up the perpetual mess caused by rain and garbage — a first step in her plan to revive the beleaguered city.

Residents pass a damaged building as they walk through floodwaters on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, on Monday.

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PHOTOS: Frantic Rescue Efforts Underway After 'River Of Mud' In Sierra Leone

4:49pm August 15, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Nearly 400 bodies have been recovered. The toll is likely to rise — the Red Cross says hundreds of people are still missing. A local morgue is struggling to cope with the sheer number of dead.

A trainer at a beachfront gym is ready to work his clients. He calls himself Van Damme.

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Postcard From Freetown: On The Beach, Life — And Dreams — Go On

1:14pm October 12, 2014

by Peter Breslow

Even in a city stricken with Ebola, people come to the beach. A man on crutches is out for a walk. Little girls collect a fish and a headless Barbie. And an actress dreams of her big break.

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