I Carried 70 Million in My Backpack in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Leone Notes waiting to be counted

70 Million Leones (US$6000+)

Well, it was 70 Million Leones the currency of Sierra Leone, but still a hefty sum over there at the time. Let me tell you the full story.

I met Anna at a networking event in London for entrepreneurs and we shared the same surname, Taylor. Anna was born in the Gambia and spoke about 7…