A community portal about Sierra Leone with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea on the north and Liberia on...
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A community portal about Sierra Leone with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea on the north and Liberia on the south, with the Atlantic Ocean on the west. The name Sierra Leone was adapted from the Portuguese name for the country: Serra Leoa. The literal meaning is "Lioness Mountain." During the 1700s Sierra Leone was an important centre of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The capital Freetown was founded in 1792 by the Sierra Leone Company as a home for Black Britons who had fought for the British in the American Revolutionary War.
Dr John Kerefa Smart – who talked about his participation, including Kwame Nkrumah (of Ghana), in the fight for Independence in west Africa has recently stressed the need for a “United States of Africa.” Making his Keynote speech at an event held by the Sierra Leone Network in the United States, the 92-year-old said that Africa has plenty resources and abundant land space, which could be very useful for its progress. He strongly feels that the formation of the “United States of Africa,” will... Read Full Story
Sierra Leone A gunshot claims another victim A mother mourns for her dead son A father tries to steal some food Grandparents wait for the call of death And give up hope of seeing tommorrow A young man rolls in agony from gunshot woods and lack of food A shot is fired; another scream is heard A woman runs to save her husband She's too late, he's already dead Everyone's sick, everyone's dying It's a tragic epidemic of cholera and malaria They've got no help, no medication What can we do but... Read Full Story
Today has been a fun day for Boutique Mix . Before my interview with SARFM Radio , Boutique Mix participated in "Africa Day in the Diaspora." May 24 is celebrated as "Africa Day in the Diaspora." In honor of Africa Day, Real Time Africa hosted a wonderful, cultural enriching event in Washington DC. Real Time Africa is an assembly of individuals, organizations and interest groups hailing from the diverse countries, communities and cultures that make up Africa and her Diaspora. Click here to... Read Full Story
The fabulous Divas of Chicas in the City will join me for the 2009 Young and Fabulous Calendar. Each month will feature a fabulous professional woman. All proceeds from the sale of these calendars will go toward buying books and other school supplies for one lucky school in Sierra Leone!!! The calendars will be available early 2008 and through the year!!!! Stay tuned!!! Our next project will involve instituting a micro loan program for women in regions such as Sierra Leone, Congo and Sudan... Read Full Story
This is our group blog, which is unique because any Zimbio member can post an entry to it. Some members blog about recent news and trends related to the portal topic, others recount relevant personal stories. You can also comment on and rate existing blog entries, to voice your opinion and to help the community identify which members and entries on the portal are must-reads. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this portal? Well, then put on your journalist's cap... Read Full Story
High seas and strong winds on Friday hampered the search for victims of a Sierra Leone ferry sinking blamed on overloading and the arrogance of the captain, which left more than 200 people feared drowned. Navy and army divers were at the scene of Tuesday's disaster but were being prevented from carrying out search operations due to the deteriorating weather conditions. "Nature has conspired against us. The weather is bad, winds are blowing at over 60 miles (96 kilometres) an hour, the sea is... Read Full Story
Sierra Leone's UN-backed tribunal upheld Monday sentences of up to 52 years in prison for three former rebel leaders in its last ever judgement to be handed down in Freetown. Although the court accepted certain grounds for appeal by the defendants, the five-judge panel confirmed the sentences for Issa Hassan Sesay (52 years), Morris Kallon (40 years) and Augustine Gbao (25 years). The three men were convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity for overseeing a decade of rapes and... Read Full Story
Military police patrolled a volatile suburb in the Sierra Leone capital Freetown Saturday after angry crowds set up road blocks and threatened to burn a police station afire after three youths were shot dead. "The youths threatened to burn down the... police post" in Rotifunk, north of Freetown, police spokesman Assistant Superintendent Ibrahim Samura said. Samura said police had fired live rounds on a rowdy crowd on Wednesday after tear gas failed, in which three youths were killed. The... Read Full Story
Eight former Sierra Leone rebels convicted of civil war atrocities left the country in a UN chartered plane Saturday to serve their prison sentences in Rwanda, a court spokesman said. "The eight convicts of the Special Court for Sierra Leone left shortly after 0400 GMT on a UN chartered plane to Kigali, Rwanda," spokesman Peter Andersen told AFP. He added that the men -- three former leaders of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), three ex-leaders of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council... Read Full Story
The UN-backed Sierra Leone tribunal was poised Monday to hand down its last ever verdict in Freetown against the perpetrators of atrocities during the country's brutal civil war. The last ruling will be in the appeal of Issa Hassan Sesay, 39, Morris Kallon, 45, and Augustine Gbao, 61, three former rebel leaders convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity for overseeing a spree of rapes and killings. Once the appeals verdict against the former leaders of the Revolutionary United Front... Read Full Story
