As world travelers look for new places to visit, one criterion increasingly stands out: meaningful connections with local ...

Peter C Andersen British involvement in Sierra Leone began with the Royal African Company in the 1670s. It was the first to settle and fortify Bunce Island in the Sierra Leone River for use as a ...

As Sierra Leone’s equivalent of Speakers’ Corner ... But there are remnants of a darker past, too. In Bunce Island, a 45-minute private speedboat ride from Freetown, iron cannons and crumbling ...

2. The Transatlantic Slave Trade – 16th to 19th Century During the 16th century, Sierra Leone became a key hub for the transatlantic slave trade. Thousands of Africans were captured, enslaved, and ...