Bo

Bo is the second-largest city in Sierra Leone and the principal urban centre of the country's south, long serving as a hub of trade, education, and Mende culture. Home to a historic secondary school that educated many of the nation's leaders and to a campus of the national university, it has an outsized role in Sierra Leonean public life. Its markets, colonial-era buildings, and lively streets reflect a diverse population. For travellers, Bo offers a gateway to the interior beyond the capital.