The Boston Globe newspaper on Friday retracted a report published earlier this month that Liberia's ex-leader Charles Taylor used to work for the CIA. The report had claimed that Taylor, the first African head of state to be prosecuted for war crimes by an international tribunal, had a years-long relationship with the US spy agency. The Globe said its report was based on information uncovered through a freedom of information request to the Central Intelligence Agency . However, in a lengthy...Read Full Story
Sierra Leone: Change You Can (Not) Believe In – Council on Foreign Relations (blog) – blogs.cfr.org 11/30/2011 CocoriokoSierra Leone: Change You Can (Not) Believe InCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog)Corruption is not new in Sierra Leone, and some might say it is a normal part of conducting business there. The more… Salone's Aspirations Are Great, Trade [...]
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Dr. Sama Banya: Deaf or Fen Plabar (Quarrelsome)? – Awareness Times – news.sl 12/08/2011 AwokoDr. Sama Banya: Deaf or Fen Plabar (Quarrelsome)?Awareness TimesCompanies like Kenema Sawmill Sierra Leone Limited, Tropical Timber Company, Exim Investment Sierra Leone limited, Gava Forest Inve more… Sierra Leone: SLPP MP Urges Gov't to Support Health Sector – allafrica.com 12/12/2011 Sierra [...]
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The Hague, the Netherlands, December 21, 2011 — The Addax Bioenergy project in Sierra Leone has reached financial close. It is the first bioenergy project to be brought to financial close in Africa, and the largest post-conflict agricultural project to be developed in Sierra Leone. The project is widely recognized as a leading example in [...]
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Global Witness leaves Kimberley Process diamond scheme – BBC News – bbc.co.uk 12/05/2011 BBC NewsGlobal Witness leaves Kimberley Process diamond schemeBBC NewsThe campaign group Global Witness says it is leaving the Kimberley Process, an international scheme designed to stop the trade in more… In Sierra Leone, Siva Group/Biopalm Unveils Several Independent Projects in … – [...]
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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 [...]
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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Freetown -
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.
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 ...
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.
Key Points:Global Witness and the Blood Diamond Movie have good intentions, but they ignore the consequences of their publicity campaign (an unofficial boyco.
MR: How can we protect the integrity of Sierra Leone diamonds so as to make sure they are not mixed with conflict diamonds? UBK: Historically, there has not been much of a trade link between Sierra ..
Requests the committee to hold an exploratory hearing in New York no later than 31 July 2000 to assess the role of diamonds in Sierra Leone conflict and the link between trade in Sierra Leone diamonds
Times Online - Yeardley, who was watching, recalls his shock. “I was like, ‘Did he just sing a song about Sierra Leone diamonds?’ ” West, one of hip-hop’s biggest stars, had recorded a singl