Stories written by Meena Bhandari

SIERRA LEONE: Local Communities Divided Over Mining in Rainforest

By Meena Bhandari
Sierra Leone’s Gola Rainforest remains a centre of contention as the local community here plan to take their chief to court next week over a controversial 50-year land lease to a mining company.

The Rush for Oil in West Africa – The New Wild West?

By Meena Bhandari
There is a new oil rush off the coast of West Africa. But there are fears that the sector is not sufficiently regulated, and watchdog groups are raising concerns about transparency and governance in the region.
Juane K. Nabieu, a community health officer in the district

SIERRA LEONE: A Quarter of Vital Donated Drugs Missing or Stolen

By Meena Bhandari
Three-year-old David bolts up from his feverish stooper as a needle pricks his thumb, producing a tiny bead of blood. He looks down horrified but is too exhausted to cry and falls back into his mother's lap as the blood is wiped away
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