Well. Paul, Africa has got plenty of such spots and Freetown has been up there with them! Perhaps one problem was of Britain's making, returning slaves from different areas and leaving them in one spot. They've had freed slaves from Nova Scotia, repatriated creoles from Jamaica and groups of freed slaves from the Atlantic Slave Trade, released by the Royal Navy. Sierra Leone, in common with many of the 'nations' of Africa was given borders that did not necessarily relate to existing tribal groups.

Freetown's other 'sister city' is New Haven, Connecticut.