Today is Sierra Leone's 50th anniversary of Independence, this since it had been a British colony from 1808 until 1961.
Celebrations in town are said to have gone on all day. Around the national stadium here in Freetown is where the celebrations centered. A good friend (an English photographer that has just moved off ship to work with another NGO) is living in that area for a while just now and spent the day photographing the non stop party :) including the President meeting and greeting, who of course came out for the celebrations.
This is a nation that came through the pain of emperial rule and following independence was plunged into the horrors of a 10 year civil war.
Happy Birthday Sierra Leone, may the next 50 years bring peace and prosperity; God bless
Ben
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