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Introducing Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone has largely stayed out of the news lately, which, considering how it earned most of its press in the 1990s, is a good thing. The decade-long civil war garnered regular headlines thanks to widespread atrocities committed by rebel soldiers; many of them not yet in their teens.

But oh, how things have changed. Peace was declared in 2002 and Sierra Leone has blossomed. Life has largely returned to normal and today it is one of West Africa’s safest destinations. Reconstruction continues apace, investors are arriving in droves and travellers are trickling in.

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Kissy Methodist School classroom during Prince Charles' visit.
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Kissy Methodist School classroom during Prince Charles' visit.

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