File photo of the streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone | Photo Credit: AP Sierra Leone has signed a memorandum of understanding with China Road and Bridge Corporation and Atepa Group’s architectural firm to build an eight-kilometer (5 mile) bridge with an estimated cost of about $1.5 billion, the government said on Friday. The bridge will … Read more
Chinese funded overseas projects have hugely benefited the political supporters of incumbent presidents or prime ministers of those countries, including Sri Lanka, that receive the funds, reveals a new book. ‘Banking on Beijing’, published by Cambridge University Press, found that in those countries that receive Chinese financial support, funding for the political leader’s home province … Read more
A patient has tested positive for Ebola in Abidjan, a city of more than 4 million people, marking the first case of the disease in Ivory Coast in more than a quarter century, the World Health Organization said. Health officials said it was not immediately known whether the case was linked to an outbreak earlier … Read more
A blaze ripped through the overcrowded settlement of Susan’s Bay in Freetown in March, injuring hundreds. British photographer Henry Kamara, of Sierra Leone descent, documents the aftermath in this coastal community as people try to rebuild their lives Source link