Kamabai

Kamabai

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Kamabai is a small town in Bombali District, in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The town has a population estimated at around 10,000 (2004 census).

The town is predominantly populated by the ethnic Limba people who are from the Biriwa Heritage and also small minorities of Mandingo and Fula. Kamabai is the birthplace of Almamy Suluku, who was one of Sierra Leone's most powerful ruler during colonial. The town is also the birthplace of the president of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma's Mother who was brought up successfully in the town, then she moved to Makeni where she gave birth to the famous Ernest Bai Koroma.


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