Since 1991 · 1991–today
Rice farms, palm oil and kernels, fishing nets and traps, cooking, shops, mines and markets: the work that fed the country and paid its way.
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20190430 124515 Sierra Leone 2019
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20190503 090054 Yanna Sun 2019
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This is a unique picture of busy market in Freetown Sierra Leone 2022/03/12
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A tourist shopping at the Sierra Leone Big Market 2025
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A trader and his assistant at the Sierra Leone Big Market 2025
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An aisle at the Sierra Leone Big Market 2025
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At the market to prepare The Bitter Leaf sauce 2025
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Drinking Bottles at the Grafton Spring water factory 2025
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Employees stacking crates of water at the Grafton Spring water factory 2025
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Fish and meat for the Awojoh 2025
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Fulani milk maid (Fullah Culture) 2025
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Grafton Spring water factory 2025
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Greetings from Sierra Leone Big Market 2025
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Handmade Shuku blye sold at Sierra Leone Big Market 2025
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Industrial machinery at Grafton Spring water factory 2025
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Industrial water filter at Grafton Spring water factory 2025
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Lachiri a corn meal eaten with cow milk (Fullah Culture) 2025
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One of the colorful aisles in Sierra Leone Big Market 2025
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Raffia hand made bags at the Sierra Leone Big Market 2025
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Shopping at the market to prepare the Bitter Leaf sauce 2025
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Sierra Leone Big Market 2025
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Sierra Leone Fullah Culture ( Farm boys) 2025
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Stacks of water at Grafton Spring water factory 2025
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The Bitter Leaf sauce Chefs cooking 2025
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Visiting at the Grafton Spring water factory 2025
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Rolako ploughing By 2007, probably 2000s
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Sefadu Palms 2005
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Sierra Leone rice farming By 2007, probably 2000s
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