The News Review:

- Sierra Leone gay activist killed
- S Leone takes control of Freetown

Sierra Leone gay activist killed
BBC News – Oct 5, 2004
FannyAnn Eddy, 30, was strangled by people who broke into her office. Earlier this year, she told a UN conference that gays and lesbians faced “constant harassment and violence” in Sierra Leone. She founded the Sierra Leone Lesbian and Gay Association in 2002. Homosexual acts are illegal in Sierra Leone, according to Amnesty International.

S Leone takes control of Freetown
BBC News – Sep 23, 2004
This is the latest step in the continuing withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from a five-year mission to restore calm to Sierra Leone. At its peak, the UN mission there was the world’s largest, with 17,000 troops. About 50,000 people were killed, and many more maimed and raped in the war. ‘Hanging around’Police operations commander Chris Charley says his force is ready to take on the security of the country’s capital.