Sierra Leone Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
sovereign state in West Africa
About Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone was founded as a colony for freed slaves originating in the British Empire. Sierra Leone achieved its independence from Britain in 1961. Since the end of its civil war in 2002, the government, with considerable international assistance, has made noticeable improvements in the country's infrastructure which should help the tourism sector: most major trunk roads are tarred to a high standard and Bumbuna hydroelectric dam supplies electricity when water levels are high enough (completed in 2009). While the government sector still suffers from chronic shortage of resources, the private sector is booming. In 2014, the outbreak of Ebola virus, which crossed the border fromGuineathreatened to set back the improvements in the countries economy and development. More than a year of deve
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