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Sierra Leone signs MOU with China firm for Freetown bridge
China Road and Bridge Corporation and Atepa Group's architectural firm to build an 8-km bridge with an estimated cost of about $1.5 billion.
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean.
It’s known for the white-sand beaches lining the Freetown Peninsula.
The capital city, Freetown, commemorates the nation’s slave-trade history with the Cotton Tree landmark and King’s Yard Gate.
Both were known as places of refuge for returned slaves in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Nearby Bunce Island was a key departure point during the slave trade.
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