
Special Report: Sierra Leone’s education revolution: how Maada Bio bet on schools to lift a nation
Sierra Leone carries scars that have not faded, first civil war, then Ebola’s devastation. In spite of this, the president, Julius Maada Bio decided to gamble big. He saw the nation’s future not in diamond mines or iron ore deposits, but in classrooms full of children learning. Since taking office in 2018, Bio’s government has…