The violent storm that hit Freetown felled the Cotton tree, the huge century-old tree that has always been a landmark at the centre of the country's capital

85.000 people are currently struggling with epilepsy throughout the country, revealed Max Bangura, executive director of the Sierra Leone Epilepsy Association

National emergency has been declared for growing abuse of kush, a psychoactive mixture of addictive substances made also from human bones affecting 63% of patients of Sierra Leone Psychiatric Hospital; security has also been tightened at cemeteries

Deaths of victims who have taken the substance known as kush are spreading across the country; often the bodies go unidentified and unclaimed

President Julius Maada Bio hailed China's continued support for infrastructure development during his state visit to China, his second since assuming the presidency