Sierra Leone’s colossus tree which towered over the country’s capital Freetown for centuries and symbolized freedom to its early residents tumbled down overnight after a heavy thunder and rainstorm. Sierra Leoneans mourned the toppling of the beloved ancient tree as it stood as a national symbol and had a historic connection to the liberated slaves […]
As far back as 2014, it was really difficult to charge phones and laptops due to a lack of electricity. For weeks on end, businesspeople relied on dilapidated solar panels to power their devices. “We were charging our gadgets at this guy’s house, and we were not charging from the battery, but directly from the […]