From triplepundit.com
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US newspaper retracts Charles Taylor-CIA claim
News about Sierra Leone: Business, Investment, and Trade Weekly – Issue December 27, 2011
News about Sierra Leone: Business, Investment, and Trade Weekly – Issue December 20, 2011
Development finance institutions announce financial close of pioneering Addax Bioenergy project in Sierra Leone (Press Release)
News about Sierra Leone: Business, Investment, and Trade Weekly – Issue December 13, 2011
IPS reports that in January, Sierra Leone became one of the first West-African countries to launch an online mining database. The database is said to increase transparency of the country’s mining operations. The system will contain all data on mineral rights, statuses and payments recorded by the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources that pertain to [...]
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Fifty years ago when Sierra Leone gained independence after 150 years of
colonial rule, with it came a feeling of optimism that along with a newfound
control of its governance, the country would profit from its ample endowment
of natural resources, like timber, fish, minerals and oil. Instead, in the last 50
years, the country has had 13 military coups and an 11-year civil war that left
the economy in ruins and the country heavily reliant...
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From ipsnews.net
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Fifty years ago when Sierra Leone gained independence after 150 years of colonial rule, with it came a feeling of optimism that along with a newfound control of its governance, the country would profit from its ample endowment of natural resources, like timber, fish, minerals and oil.
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From allafrica.com
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I bring you New Year's greetings, great wishes and many resolutions from the people of the Republic of Sierra Leone ... In that decade-long conflict, as in all other violent conflicts around the world, a common lesson was learnt that war is a business ...
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What is the cultural impact of the diamond trade in Sierra Leone? Watch the movie Blood Diamond, check out more recent news from Sierra Leone, and share your thoughts.
