Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

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...

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.

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Sierra Leone ex-rebels leave to be jailed in Rwanda: court

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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 (AFRC) and two wartime leaders of the Civil Defence Forces (CDF) -- would be imprisoned in a special wing of Rwanda's Mpanga prison. ... Read Full Story

Sierra Leone upholds stiff sentences for rebels

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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 killings during the country's brutal civil war, which ended in 2001. The decision of the panel of international and Sierra Leone judges was ... Read Full Story

S.Leone tribunal delivers final Freetown verdict

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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 (RUF) rebel group is delivered at around 10:30 am (1030 GMT) the court will close its doors in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown eight ... Read Full Story

Sierra Leone 2008 Pledge Campaign extended Until November 2010 - Support Sierra Leone today

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Due to my travel schedule, I have extended the 2008 Pledge to November 30, 2010. That means you have 2 full years to lend your support to the cause!!!! As you can see below, we have collected several school supplies and more than $2,500 in cash. My goal is collect at least $10,000. In the December issue of Elle magazine , there is an excellent article on "Hope Diamonds" and various philanthropic efforts in Sierra Leone by celebrities and others in the international community. The article notes that $16.10 can pay the tuition for one child for the entire year. We have collected over ... Read Full Story

Sierra Leone: Do you want to chat with Sierra Leonean students?

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Do you want to chat with students from Sierra Leone? : “Sierra Leonean kids want to communicate but don’t have computer access. If you would like to chat with a student in the City of Bo, Sierra Leone let me know at pjfishing@yahoo.com and I’ll hook you up through Local Government officer Sheka Kamara.” Read Full Story
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ILO empowers stakeholders to tackle Child Labour in Sierra Leone
The International Labour Organization (ILO) International Programme to Eliminate Child Labour TACKLE Project in Sierra Leone has trained Stakeholders at the Hill Valley Hotel in Freetown to tackle child Labour in communities, and industries ...  
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New Sierra Leone reinsurer
William Coker, secretary general of the West African Insurance Companies’ Association (WAICA), has announced a new reinsurance company in Freetown, Sierra Leone, the African Press Agency reports. The aim is to cut the amount of insurers’ capital ...  
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Sierra Leone is now open for business
Ten years ago, Sierra Leone was a failed state. It was a country that existed only on maps. The West African nation was in the grip of a bloody civil war that claimed 50,000 lives and left tens of thousands of people mutilated. Warlords pressed ...  
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Instead of symbolizing tragedy,Sierra Leone now symbolizes Africa's...
18 November 2009 marked a new beginning for Sierra Leone. We hope. Enjoy Sierra Leone was represented at the Sierra Leone Investment Conference at the Queen Elizabeth 11 conference centre. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the crowd of ...  
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Dolat Ventures seeks to focus on potential mining operations in Sierra Leone
Dolat Ventures Inc. (OTC.BB:DOLV - News) announced today that its soon to be acquisition Dove Diamonds & Mining, which intends to sell, market, distribute diamonds, minerals and precious gems in the United States and internationally, may seek to ...  
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