Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Its land area is 71,740 km2 (27,699 sq mi). It has a tropical climate and environments ranging from savannas to rainforests. As of the 2015 census, Sierra Leone had a population of 7,092,113. Freetown is both its capital and its largest city. The country is divided into five administrative regions, which are further subdivided into 16 districts.
The Sherbro people are a native people of Sierra Leone, who speak the Sherbro language; they make up 1.9% of Sierra Leone's population or 134,606. The Sherbro are found primarily in their homeland in Bonthe District, where they make up 40% of the population, in coastal areas of Moyamba District, and in the Western Area of Sierra Leone, particularly in Freetown. During pre-colonial days, the Sherbro were one of the most dominant ethnic group in Sierra Leone, but in the early 21st century, the Sherbro comprise a small minority in the nation. The Sherbro speak their own language, called Sherbro language.
Samuel Barlay is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as a midfielder. He has represented Sierra Leone at international level.
Christian Caulker is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays for Maryland Bobcats FC as a goalkeeper.
Steven Roy Caulker is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for TFF First League club Ankara Keçiörengücü. Born in England, he represents and captains the Sierra Leone national team.
King James Cleveland was King of the Banana Islands in Sierra Leone.
Tombo is a coastal fishing town located on the southern coast of the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. The town is approximately 30 miles (49 km) east of Freetown. The major industry in Tombo is fishing. Other industries in the town include coal mining and farming. Tombo is a major trade and transport hub for fishing boat
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a Constitutional Republic in West Africa. Since it was founded in 1792, the women in Sierra Leone have been a major influence in the political and economic development of the nation.
Stephen Caulker was a king of the Banana Islands off the coast of present-day Sierra Leone. He had some distant Anglo-Irish ancestry and was mostly Sherbro in ancestry. Caulker was part of a hereditary dynasty that ruled as chiefs of the states of Bumpe and Shenge (Kagboro) in Sierra Leone from 1820 into the late 20th century.
Issa Kallon is a professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Nantong Zhiyun as a winger. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Sierra Leone national team.
Richard Canreba Caulker (18??–1901), also known as Canrah Bah Caulker, was ruler of the Bumpe Chiefdom, 1864–1888 and 1894–1901. This area became incorporated into the Sierra Leone Protectorate in 1888, and is now part of the Moyamba District of the independent Sierra Leone nation.
The Bumpe Chiefdom is a Chiefdom of Sierra Leone located in Moyamba District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone. It is centred on Rotifunk. The chiefdom comprises 208 villages.
David Junior Deen Sesay is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eastbourne Borough. Born in England, he represented the Sierra Leone national team.
John Caulker is a Sierra Leonean political and social activist. He has founded several important nongovernmental organizations.
Musa Noah Kamara is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as a striker for Bo Rangers and the Sierra Leone national team.
Saidu Mansaray is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as a defender for Bo Rangers and the Sierra Leone national team. He was named in Sierra Leone's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in January and February 2022.
Abu Dumbuya is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as a midfielder for East End Lions and the Sierra Leone national team. He was named in Sierra Leone's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in January and February 2022.
Ibrahim Sesay is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Sierra Leonean club Bo Rangers, and the Sierra Leone national team.
Saidu Sahid Fofanah is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Sierra Leonean club Kallon, and the Sierra Leone national team.
General elections were held in Sierra Leone on 24 June 2023 to elect the president and members of Parliament. Incumbent president Julius Maada Bio was re-elected with 56% of the vote and the Sierra Leone People's Party won 81 seats in Parliament compared to the main opposition party, the All People's Congress, which won 54 seats. The result was contested by the All People's Congress, which demanded a rerun, citing "glaring irregularities". European election observers stated that there were "statistical inconsistencies" in the presidential results published, with the European Union Election Observation Mission saying that the electoral commission should "publish disaggregated results data per polling station to allow for public scrutiny of the results." Unless that happened, it said that transparency was compromised. The Carter Center echoed these sentiments, as did the United States, Britain, Ireland, Germany, France and the European Union.
