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In Sierra Leone Paramount Chiefs to Assist Elections - Voice of America
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In Sierra Leone Paramount Chiefs to Assist Elections
Voice of America
The southern region public relations officer of the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party ,Kanji Daramy, said chiefs have shown favoritism toward certain parties. He said this contradicts the political party code of practice that was produced by the ...
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Sierra Leone beyond Charles Taylor - New Internationalist (blog)
Sydney Morning Herald
Sierra Leone beyond Charles Taylor
New Internationalist (blog)
Having worked in human rights projects in Sierra Leone for the past six years, I have personally witnessed many of these factors, including corruption, difficulties accessing justice, lack of educational opportunities and economic empowerment for young ...
SLIDESHOW: Charles Taylor's legacy in Sierra Leone and LiberiaIRINnews.org
Charles Taylor's reign of terror in LiberiaChannel 4 News
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor jailed: ActionAid's responseReuters AlertNet
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Guitar picking master Doc Watson dies in NC at 89 - KFVS
Guitar picking master Doc Watson dies in NC at 89
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Judges are passing sentence on former Liberian President Charles Taylor for supporting rebels in Sierra Leone who murdered and mutilated thousands during their country's brutal civil war. Judges are passing sentence on former Liberian President Charles ...
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Where's The Net? - Rochdale Online
Where's The Net?
Rochdale Online
Usman, a 22 year old Muslim from Rochdale and Charlotte, a 27 year old Quaker from London who grew up in Huddersfield, are two of 34 Faiths Act Fellows leading multifaith action in the UK, USA, Canada, India and Sierra Leone. They are working with the ...
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In Sierra Leone, Youth Commission Gets Website - Awareness Times
In Sierra Leone, Youth Commission Gets Website
Awareness Times
The National Youth Commission (NYC) Sierra Leone, on 22nd May 2012, officially launched its ultra-modern website at the commission's head office in Freetown. The rational behind such an initiative is to facilitate electronic communication between the ...
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NYC boost Bumbuna Youth Group in Sierra Leone - Sierra Express Media
NYC boost Bumbuna Youth Group in Sierra Leone
Sierra Express Media
He said the Youth Coalition is working in line with the aspiration of President Koroma, which is to ensure a law abiding and violence free society. He noted that even though Bumbuna is said to be the nucleus of economic development of Sierra Leone, ...
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Finding forgiveness after Charles Taylor - Washington Post
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Finding forgiveness after Charles Taylor
Washington Post
Last month a court in The Hague found former Liberian president Charles Taylor guilty of 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in fueling a 10-year, bloody conflict in Sierra Leone. The verdict capped a trial that itself had ...
Liberia's Charles Taylor asks for 'reconciliation' in war crimes sentencingToronto Star
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Former United star Yorke inspires Sierra Leone youth - BBC Sport
BBC Sport
Former United star Yorke inspires Sierra Leone youth
BBC Sport
By Mohamed Fajah Barrie BBC Sport, Freetown Former Manchester United star Dwight Yorke has launched a youth competition in Sierra Leone aimed at inspiring the country's youths to become future stars. Yorke, 40, launched the male and female Under-17 ...
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Isha Johansen seeks endorsement for Sierra Leone FA President - Patriotic Vanguard
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Isha Johansen seeks endorsement for Sierra Leone FA President
Patriotic Vanguard
Madam Johansen (nee Tejan-Cole) also spoke about her contributions to Sierra Leone football which is centered around her well known club FC Johansen and youth football. “My club FC Johansen has participated in many international youth tournaments in ...
Sierra Leone 2012: An Alternative Perspective on War and Child Soldiers in AfricaAfrica.com (blog)
Prosecutor Hollis applauds the people of Sierra Leone following Charles ...www.JewelryNe.ws
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Sierra Leoneans celebrate independence in style and Young Leaders received ... - Cocorioko
Sierra Express Media
Sierra Leoneans celebrate independence in style and Young Leaders received ...
Cocorioko
Sierra Leoneans enjoyed their country's 51 st independence anniversary in style on Sunday 6 May. Some outstanding individuals, including enthusiastic youth leader Unisa Dizo-Conteh Jr, president of Young Leaders-Sierra Leone, received public ...
Australia celebrates Sierra Leone Independence in grand styleSierra Express Media
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Sierra Leone Youths Champion Anti-Violence Campaign - Awareness Times
Sierra Leone Youths Champion Anti-Violence Campaign
Awareness Times
By Mohamed Kamara National Youth Coalition (NYC) Sierra Leone, has championed the fight against all forms of violence in Sierra Leone. Over the weekend, the coalition engaged youth leaders and civil society organization members at Mattru Jung in the ...
NYC takes non-violence campaign to BontheSierra Express Media
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World Vision boosts farmers in Kono with Agric tools - Awoko
World Vision boosts farmers in Kono with Agric tools
Awoko
In a bid to complement the efforts of the Government of Sierra Leone to strengthen agricultural productivity, World Vision Sierra Leone, a Partner member of Promoting Agriculture Governance and Environment (PAGE) has supplied farmer groups in Kono and ...
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AAISL concludes Parliamentary accountability platform - Awoko
AAISL concludes Parliamentary accountability platform
Awoko
Action Aid International Sierra Leone yesterday concluded a one day interactive session on Parliamentary Accountability at the British Council Hall Tower Hill. The platform gave civil society organizations and constituents the opportunity to quiz three ...
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National Sports Commission Act 2012 adopted - Awoko
National Sports Commission Act 2012 adopted
Awoko
Stakeholders of the different sporting disciplines from all over the country have ratified and adopted the National Sports Commission ACT 2012 which also formulates the National Sports Policy of Sierra Leone. After fruitful deliberations the ...
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With Six of The World's 10 Poorest Countries and Five Undersea Fiber-Optic ... - Liberian Daily Observer
With Six of The World's 10 Poorest Countries and Five Undersea Fiber-Optic ...
Liberian Daily Observer
Six of them (Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger), according to the 2011 UN Human Development Report, are among the 10 poorest countries in the world. The population of the sub-region according to an Organization of Economic ...
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Al Shabab warns Sierra Leone - AfricaNews
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Al Shabab warns Sierra Leone
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Somalia's Islamist group Al Shabab has warned Sierra Leone not to send troops to Somalia to support the African Union forces. Al Shabab said on Sunday that 1f the government of Sierra Leone fails to heed to their call they will collect more bodies.
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In Sierra Leone, David Tam Baryoh's MONOLOGUE Scores Again - Awareness Times
In Sierra Leone, David Tam Baryoh's MONOLOGUE Scores Again
Awareness Times
David Tam-Baryoh himself has a cult-like following all over Sierra Leone and it is not uncommon to see grown-ups running home on Saturday evenings so as not to miss the 9pm commencement of the programme. Similarly, many Ataya Bases (youth ghettos) and ...
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SLPP & APC Continue to 'Swap' Members - Awareness Times
SLPP & APC Continue to 'Swap' Members
Awareness Times
On Saturday April 14th 2012, two events took place in divergent regions of Sierra Leone. Political cross-carpeting and 'member swopping' happened between main opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) and the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC) party.
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Salesian Center Launches New Child Hotline Offers Hope to Children Affected by ... - Albany Times Union
Salesian Center Launches New Child Hotline Offers Hope to Children Affected by ...
Albany Times Union
With the goal of reuniting with their families, youth participate in a 10-month program which includes counseling, medical care and education. The brutal civil war in Sierra Leone not only caused death and destruction, it destroyed the economic fabric ...
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VIT trains 17 African youth - IBNLive.com
VIT trains 17 African youth
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The youth are from Mano River Union (MRU) countries comprising Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in Western Africa. Seven resource persons from MRU countries had also participated. The training is part of the Youth Entrepreneurship ...
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