Kroo Bay, a densely populated area of Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Friday. The neighborhood, a perennial home of cholera outbreaks, sits in a sea of muddy lanes and open sewers in which pigs forage. Credit Samuel Aranda for The New York Times
Barack Obama strokes Bo
The country’s “First Dog” Bo lives in the White House, does his business on the White House lawn, and celebrates his birthday in the White House’s Rose Garden. He also accompanies the President on Air Force One. Bo is also the star of several children’s books and has a Ty Beanie Baby designed after him.