Women and children displaced from Saye Town are sleeping on bare porches and in the open air, their mattresses spread under the sky, after a January 31 demolition left hundreds homeless. “Mosquitoes Are Eating Us Up”Among the displaced is Ma Marthaline Worlah, who says she has lived in Saye Town for decades. When the demolition happened, I went off. Children Out of SchoolFor many mothers, the greatest fear is not just homelessness, but the future of their children. For the women and children of Saye Town, the legal dispute over land ownership is secondary to a more immediate concern:Finding a place to sleep.

Source: Front Page Africa February 24, 2026 13:08 UTC