Brookfields

{{Short description|Neighbourhood in Freetown, Sierra Leone}}

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Brookfields is a neighbourhood in Freetown, Sierra Leone.{{cite web|title=BBC NEWS {{!}} Photo journal: Sierra Leonean family, Brookfields, Freetown|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/07/africa_sierra_leonean_family/html/1.stm|website=news.bbc.co.uk}}

History

During the colonial period, newly arriving British administrators and other staff stayed in an area called the "Transit Camp" before more long-term accommodation could be arranged. After independence, this are was converted into the Brookfields Hotel.{{cite book|last1=Coker|first1=Ezekiel Alfred|title=Reflections on Sierra Leone by a Former Senior Police Officer: The History of the Waning of a Once Progressive West African Country|date=2016|publisher=iUniverse|location=Bloomington, Indiana}}

Youyi Building

The Youyi Building houses several government ministries:{{cite web|title=Government Offices|url=http://www.diasporaaffairs.gov.sl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=11|website=www.diasporaaffairs.gov.sl|publisher=Diaspora Affairs|accessdate=2 April 2017|language=en-gb}}

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