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Sierra Leone News
Advancing Sierra Leone women’s rights to land, justice
June 7, 2012By Mohamed Konneh/WADR Correspondent
For the first time, women from across Sierra Leone have converged on the capital, Freetown for a three-day national conference on women’s rights to land and access to justice.
Guinea returns disputed Yenga to Sierra Leone July
June 5, 2012After years of bickering, Guinea has promised to hand over the small border town of Yenga to neighbouring Sierra Leone.
Yenga is the territory where Guinean troops have been occupying since the country took part in the sub-regional ECOMOG force to end Sierra Leone’s civil war in the 1990s .
US$176m from World Bank to boost West Africa Power Pool
June 1, 2012The World Bank has approved US$144.5 million in zero interest financing and a US$31.5 million grant for two projects under the West Africa Power Pool (WAPP) program to boost electricity supply and lower energy cost in four countries, a press release from the bank said on Friday.
Taylor Trial: A step away from impunity, a leap forward for justice?
May 31, 2012Eleven years after the official declaration of the end of Sierra Leone’s civil war, Charles Ghankay Taylor was sentenced today to 50 years imprisonment by the Special Court for Sierra Leone sitting in The Hague. Taylor was unanimously found guilty on April 26 th , 2012 of all eleven counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and serious violations of international humanitarian law.
Amnesty Int’l wants other Liberia, Sierra Leone war actors tried
May 31, 2012--but hails Taylor’s 50yrs sentence
Amnesty International welcomes the 50 years jail sentence against former Liberian President Charles Taylor, but it wants other perpetrators of crimes against humanity in both Liberia and Sierra Leone to also be prosecuted.
Sierra Leoneans speak out ahead of Taylor’s sentence today
May 30, 2012By 9am GMT this Wednesday morning, May 30 Judges of the UN backed Sierra Leone Special Court will begin proceedings in the sentencing judgement of the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor in The Hague, Netherlands.
Turning Sierra Leone ex-combatants into “peace ambassadors”
May 29, 2012--a move to promote violence free elections
Civil society organizations in Sierra Leone are now targeting ex-combatants for their public awareness and sensitization campaign against election violence, in the run up to the November 17 presidential and general elections.
“Beauty Curse” hits Sierra Leone growing movie industry
May 25, 2012The movie industry in Sierra Leone has now begun to make headway, both locally and internationally, promoters and producers say.
“Beauty Curse” is the title of a new movie which is said to have hit Freetown by storm. It’s on the life of a former Sierra Leonean beauty queen, who shockingly died shortly after winning the crown.
UN Security Council pleased with progress in post-war Liberia
May 20, 2012--As they continue West Africa tour
The 15 members of the UN Security Council are continuing their West African tour, with visits to Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone.
On Saturday, the UN Security Council member were in Liberia as part of its assessment mission to the sub-region, where they had praises for the post-war nation and its leader, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.
Sierra Leone Minority leader dies
May 18, 2012By Mohamed Konneh/WADR Correspondent
Reports from Sierra Leone say the Minority leader in parliament is dead.
Family and party sources on Friday confirmed the death of the Minority Leader Momoh Pujeh, who died Thursday night after a long illnessLatest News by Countries
