Canary and Cape Verde Islands to Sierra Leone and returned via the West Indies. Over the next 15-years she made several trips to the coast of Africa, protecting slaves freed from captured slave ships.

History of Republic Liberia ... Liberia for being a place to dump freed slaves, so confusing the issue of emancipation. Like the elite of Sierra Leone, the Liberians of Monrovia focussed more ...

Sierra Leone's culture is rich and diverse. The country has unique styles of dance and song, often accompanied by the kelei ...

Sierra Leone is a poor country in western Africa. A former British colony, it is significant in the history of the transatlantic slave trade, serving as both a departure point for captive people and a ...

History of Republic Liberia ... Liberia for being a place to dump freed slaves, so confusing the issue of emancipation. Like the elite of Sierra Leone, the Liberians of Monrovia focussed more ...

Period poverty is a complex and multi-faceted issue, impacting women and girls in ways they might not realise.

In 1672 the British Royal African Company established a base at Bance Island in the Sierra Leone River. Bance Island became a major centre for the transatlantic slave trade. It remained in use for ...

That's how I found myself in Sierra Leone, staring off into a beautiful sunset filled with shades of violet, orange, and red with the sounds of the waves crashing into the white sand of Tokeh Beach on ...

Canary and Cape Verde Islands to Sierra Leone and returned via the West Indies. Over the next 15-years she made several trips to the coast of Africa, protecting slaves freed from captured slave ships.