Waterloo, Sierra Leone Waterloo, Sierra Leone Waterloo is a city in the Western Area of Sierra Leone and the capital of the Western Area Rural District, which is one of the sixteen districts of Sierra Leone . Waterloo is located about twenty miles east of Freetown. Waterloo is the second largest city in the Western Area region of Sierra Leone, after Freetown. . The city had a population of 34,079 in the 2004 census and a 2013 estimate of 40,000 . Waterloo is part of Freetown metropolitan area. Waterloo is a major urban transport hub and lies on the main highway linking Freetown
Media of Sierra Leone Osman Conteh won the 2002 Macmillan Writer's Prize for African Children's Literature award. The Sierra Leone diaspora has written a high proportion of the books published from Sierra Leone authors, including , written by Ishmael Beah. The book recalls the experiences of Ishmael during the war in Sierra Leone and his following rehabilitation. There are organisations, such as Sierra Leone PEN, who are trying to revitalise the sector. Radio is the most common and trusted media in Sierra Leone with 85% of population having access to the radio and 72% listening daily in 2007. The level of penetration of radio