Sierra Leone has been dealt a "great loss," the country's leader said Thursday, after its iconic Cotton Tree was felled in the storm. The giant tree loomed over the capital, Freetown, for about ...

A bulldozer clears the fallen Cotton Tree in downtown Freetown, Sierra Leone, Thursday May 25, 2023. Sierra Leone’s centuries-old iconic Cotton Tree, seen as a symbol of liberty and freedom by ...

A towering cotton tree which has stood for several hundred years in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, has been brought down by a heavy storm. President Julius Maada Bio said the tree fell after a ...

A giant tree that towered over Sierra Leone's capital for centuries and symbolised freedom to its early residents came down on Wednesday night (local time) during a heavy rainstorm. The Cotton ...

Historians have long been stumped as to how old the Cotton Tree is but records date back to at least 1787. Sierra Leone has been in the throes of its months-long rainy season since early May and ...

"I'm shocked and heartbroken to see our beloved Freetown Cotton Tree destroyed ... Parts of the tree had previously caught fire in 2018 and 2020. Sierra Leone has suffered several climate-related ...

The giant 70-metre Cotton Tree was felled in a thunderstorm last week. It had towered for centuries over the heart of Sierra Leone’s capital city, Freetown, after its settlement by former slaves ...

By Emameh Gabriel “The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their ...

Torrential rains in Sierra Leone's capital felled the centuries-old Cotton Tree, a national treasure whose loss has left "a gap" in people's hearts, the country's President Julius Maada Bio said ...

Just 300m away are the Freedom Steps, climbed by newly arrived freed slaves who offered prayers at the tree before making Freetown their home. President Julius Maada Bio and other officials are ...