Torrential rains in Sierra Leone's capital felled the centuries-old Cotton Tree, a national treasure whose loss has left "a gap" in people's hearts, the country's President Julius Maada Bio said ...
It stood for centuries as a towering symbol of freedom, but was brought crashing down this week by torrential rain. Sierra Leone has been dealt a "great loss," the country's leader said Thursday, ...
DAKAR, SenegalDAKAR, Senegal — Torrential rains in Sierra Leone’s capital felled the centuries-old Cotton Tree, a national treasure whose loss has left “a gap” in people’s hearts, the country’s ...