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Demolition in Sierra Leone Leaves Hundreds Homeless

Residents say they were not given time to remove their belongings when armed police stormed their community.

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Commercial bike riders in Freetown (file photo).

  • Sierra Leone:   Tambakula Wharf Demolished!

    Concord, 27 August 2015

    Over one thousand fishmongers in the Tambakula wharf in Aberdeen, west of Freetown, have lost their livelihoods after makeshift structures they had erected were demolished by the… Read more »

  • Sierra Leone:   Aberdeen Demolition

    Concord, 9 September 2015

    Hawa Kabba is a lactating mother who resides at Crab Town in the Aberdeen creek.The demolition of her home by the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs has made life… Read more »

  • Sierra Leone:   Aberdeen Demolition - Matters Arising

    Concord, 10 September 2015

    In awe, Hawa Kabba, a lactating mother, stands in front of her demolished makeshift house locally known as 'pan body', her eyes reddish with fury, carrying her three-month-old baby… Read more »

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