Sierra Leone
Nigerian President Sani Abacha (L) waves to the crowd as his Sierra Leone 's counterpart Ahmad Tejan Kabbah applauds in Freetown 10 March. Kabbah made a jubilant return home today after more than nine months of exile imposed by a military regime. It also marks the restoration of democracy in Sierra Leone and the elevation of President Sani Abacha whose troops toppled the junta to the status of hero of the day.
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the penny dropped why Yugoslavia was all about snipers – it was a hunting society – and Sierra Leone was all about cutting off limbs with machetes. When a community takes up weapons, people fight with what they have. West Africa is a farming community.
He told us stories about family members of his who were killed, and how difficult it was in Sierra Leone with (former Liberian President) Charles Taylor devastating the country
We know Sierra Leone has a poor health record and the government is committed to doing something about that. Working with the Sierra Leone Red Cross, Airtel, Comium and SierraTel we can make sure people are armed with the knowledge and tools they need to protect themselves and their familiesMore quotes »
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Africa is riskiest place to be born, report says
released Tuesday, and the 14 countries with the highest rates of first-day deaths are all in Africa.Somalia, Congo, Mali, Sierra Leone and Central African Republic are the five countries with the highest rates of first-day deaths, according to the report "Surviving Read more »
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BANJUL, Gambia: Anglican Church of West Africa celebrates 62 Years
The Most Rev'd James Horstead (Bristish) The Most Rev'd Cecil J Patterson (British) The Most Rev'd Moses N. C. O. Scott (Sierra Leonean) The Most Rev'd Ishmael S. M. LeMaire (Ghanaian) The Most Rev'd Dr. George D. Browne (Liberian) The Most Rev'd Dr Robert 5/18/13 from Virtue Online Read more »
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Resource-rich African nations on the rack over mismanagement
the shame of the whole world that a lack of transparency allowed the illicit diamond trade to fuel appalling conflicts in Sierra Leone and Liberia," he wrote. The European Union is also said to be working on a similar plan which will require oil-and-gas, mining from Africa Review Read more »
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Sporting KC Players Selected for FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
scorer the last three seasons, Kamara has 46 goals and 22 assists in 187 career MLS appearances (including playoffs). Sierra Leone, No. 67 in the latest FIFA rankings, are in second place of Group B with three games remaining in the second round of FIFA World from Kansas City Infozine Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Salesian girls shelter provides crisis support and care for sexual assault victims
UNICEF estimates that close to 200,000 women, including young girls and older women, were sexually assaulted during Sierra Leone's decade-long civil war. And although the war has stopped, the sexual violence against women has not. Young women are at risk for from Humanitarian News Read more »
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UNIDO makes an impact with training programme in Sierra Leone as beneficiaries tell their stories
'When you have a skill, even if something bad happens in a country, you won't have a hand in it. You won't steal or hurt people willfully, and you won't take a gun for a companion,' explains 21-year-old Malikie Kanneh. Kanneh has just completed a two-year from Humanitarian News Read more »
