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Standard Times Press News. Since Sierra Leone emerged from its bloody civil war six years ago, the government of President Ernest Bai Koroma, after his election in 2007, has had to face the massive task of reversing the chronic problems of poverty, ethnic strife and corruption that may yet threaten the country’s stability. However, the government’s ability to crack down on these problems may soon be given a vital boost in the New Year, if the efforts of some civil society groups result in the Government taking the initiative, or aiding the civil society process, to pass a national freedom of information (FOI) law.

2009/01 - Cocorioko Newspaper

De leone is de munteenheid van Sierra Leone.

Article on diamond mining in Sierra Leone and the harsh living conditions of the mine workers. Makes you not want to buy a diamond ever!

e mission maintains a small field office at the U.S. Embassy in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

"In Sierra Leone werden mit dem Diamantenschmuggel Millionen verdient - während die Bevölkerung im Elend lebt. Ein internationales Abkommen hat daran wenig geändert..." > passend zum Referat (Danny)

[Englisch] Aufschlussreicher und ergreifender Bericht über den ehemaligen Kindersoldaten und jetzt 28-jährigen Ishmael Beath, der über seine Erfahrungen in Sierra Leones Bürgerkrieg von 1992 bis 2000 einen Bestseller geschrieben hat. Beah kämpfte drei Jahre, bevor er von UNICEF gerettet wurde. Nach seinem Collegebesuch schrieb er 2007 "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" über seine Erlebnisse und wie er über den Verlust seiner ganzen Familien hinwegkam.

[Englisch] Die International Labour Organisation hat festgestellt, dass die hohe Arbeitslosenrate und schlechte Berufschancen für Frauen ein Hauptgrund sind für die schlimmer werdende Gewalt gegen Frauen in Entwicklungsländern und, vor allem, in Sierra Leone.

[Englisch] 35 verwaiste Schulkinder au dem Osten Sierra Leones, die vor Kurzem erst Nahrungsmittel und Schulsachen von der Organisation FTB gespendet bekamen,werden direkte Spendenmittel aus Deutschland erhalten, wo der Verband sein Hauptquartier hat.

Massenhafte Vergewaltigungen und Verstümmlungen werden ihm zur Last gelegt, doch vor den internationalen Richtern in Den Haag gibt Liberias Ex-Präsident Charles Taylor den untadeligen Angeklagten. Fürs Grobe schickt er jetzt ein Heer teurer Anwälte ins Feld.

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Third Coast's Old Ale, a wonderfully rich beer with lots of roasted malt and caramel flavor, very well-balanced with a hoppy bitterness throughout.

Wood carving from Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Kente cloth from Accra, Ghana.

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Situation September 1939.
British Encyclopedia Atlas is from 1945.

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Workers pan for diamonds in a mine near the town of Koidu in Sierra Leone.During a decade of war about 50,000 people were killed, and thousands had their hands hacked off by rebels.

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Workers pan for diamonds in a mine near the town of Koidu in Sierra Leone.During a decade of war about 50,000 people were killed, and thousands had their hands hacked off by rebels.

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Workers pan for diamonds in a mine near the town of Koidu in Sierra Leone.During a decade of war about 50,000 people were killed, and thousands had their hands hacked off by rebels.

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Workers pan for diamonds in a mine near the town of Koidu in Sierra Leone.During a decade of war about 50,000 people were killed, and thousands had their hands hacked off by rebels.

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Workers pan for diamonds in a mine near the town of Koidu in Sierra Leone.During a decade of war about 50,000 people were killed, and thousands had their hands hacked off by rebels.

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Workers pan for diamonds in a mine near the town of Koidu in Sierra Leone.During a decade of war about 50,000 people were killed, and thousands had their hands hacked off by rebels.

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Workers pan for diamonds in a mine near the town of Koidu in Sierra Leone.During a decade of war about 50,000 people were killed, and thousands had their hands hacked off by rebels.

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Workers pan for diamonds in a mine near the town of Koidu in Sierra Leone.During a decade of war about 50,000 people were killed, and thousands had their hands hacked off by rebels.

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my cartoon sketch for a newspaper article i wrote last fall about conflict diamonds in Sierra Leone and other African countries.

the scan faded it out a lot. it is much darker on paper

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school teachers in Magburaka. Happy recipients of salary loan.