A number of children have been killed by witchcraft in a small village in Sierra Leone. Witch hunters have been hired to find and exorcise the witch responsible.
400,000 mental patients count on Sierra Leone's only psychiatrist or ineffective traditional medicine for treatment. Dr. Nahim uses controversial methods, but do people have the choice?
June 2004
The ultimate backgrounder to the coup attempt. Simon Mann and the others may face death if convicted, in order to deter other soldiers of fortune who smell oil in Africa.
Residents in Sierra Leone are making the most of electricity supplies whilst the power lasts.
Since Sierra Leone's civil war ended in 2002 the country has been fighting to get back on its feet.
Electricity is scarce in some parts of the country if not non existent and with elections coming up this year the government is now promising to improve the situation.
Mineral resources are crucial for the development of Sierra Leone. The country is rich in diamonds, gold, rutile, platinum, bauxite and its resources are largely unexploited.
