Many schools in Sierra Leone do not have enough books and teaching materials for all the students enrolled in their schools. We talk to some teachers and students and also those responsible from two different city councils to find out their perspectives.

This is a story about children in Freetown who are working rather than being in school, and we explore the reasons for that. We also talk to UNICEF and the Freetown City Council in addition to children to get their perspectives.

We spend some time at one of the police stations in Freetown and investigate the conditions under which police officers must work.

jhr trained journalist Emmanuel Wheinyue is a winner of the “Good News for Africa” competition. The International Federation of Red Cross awarded Emmanuel for covering positive developments in Africa and is providing him with a free trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to cover humanitarian issues. Emmanuel’s story focuses on a blind [...]