The News Review:

- Peace Building In Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone verdict warns world’s warlords
- AFC To Support Infrastructural Development In Sierra Leone
- Restoring history
- Solectek Awarded Contract to Provide for Nationwide WiMAX Network …

Peace Building In Sierra Leone
Voice of America
and the government of Sierra Leone have made remarkable progress since the end of more than a decade of civil war in January 2002. Ambassador Rice spoke with reporters following a briefing on February 9th to the U.

Sierra Leone verdict warns world’s warlords
Christian Science Monitor
addParam(“play” “false”);myFlashbject. com about the repercussions of a guilty verdict against three Sierra Leone rebel leaders for crimes against humanity. JHANNESBURG South Africa – Found guilty of crimes against humanity in Sierra Leone’s civil war three rebel commanders will soon begin serving time for ordering the systematic mutilation of civilians forced marriage of captured women and the recruitment of child soldiers. But the ripples of the international tribunal’s decision on Wednesday in Freetown Sierra Leone ? finding rebel leaders Issa Sesay Morris Kallon and Augustine Gbao guilty on more than a dozen counts each of crimes against humanity ? are already reaching around the continent and the world. Coming just a week before the expected arrest warrant for Sudan’s president mar al-Bashir and in the middle of the ongoing trial of former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor this trial sets a very tough tone about the consequences of cruelty in wartime.

AFC To Support Infrastructural Development In Sierra Leone
The Guardian – Nigeria
1 –> Sunday March 01 2009 AFC To Support Infrastructural Development In Sierra Leone INDICATINS emerged during the week that the government of Sierra Leone and the African Finance Corporation (AFC) may have initiated efforts to boost infrastructural development in the diamond-rich West African country. Andrew Alli may be visiting Sierra Leone before the end of this month to honour President Ernest Bai Koroma’s invitation. “The purpose of the visit is to support infrastructure development in Sierra Leone” said a source at the AFC. The Guardian also learnt that Alli has accepted the invitation and would be leading an AFC delegation to Sierra Leone in a couple of weeks.

Restoring history
Charleston Post Courier
As the Bennett Singers of Magnolia Plantation sang “I feel like going on I feel like going on” the wreath made its way to Washington and the spot where on May 6 1856 250 people from Sierra Leone were herded off the slave ship Bunce Island and sold to nearby plantations. Washington placed the wreath in the river and as if on cue the currents pointed it upriver toward Magnolia Plantation and Gardens where Washington and others later helped dedicate the restoration of five slave cabins. A DNA test in 2005 linked Washington to the Mende people of Sierra Leone and since then Washington known for his role on “Grey’s Anatomy” has used his celebrity to “educate” and “agitate” people about the history of his ancestors and those of millions of other American slave descendents. Sierra Leone recently granted Washington citizenship based on his DNA results and because of his contributions to build a school and restore the Bunce Island slave castle in that country. With the Magnolia Plantation slave cabins behind him Washington told a gathering of about 100 that “yes DNA has memory” but that people must remember the stories of the “powerful souls” who lived in those cabins. “Today we will bring yesterday into the proverbial light with honor and love” he said. Craftsman and historians spent three years restoring the cabins ? “a tangible link with the intangible past” said Taylor Drayton Nelson the plantation’s chief executive officer and an 11th generation of Draytons to preside over the gardens.

Solectek Awarded Contract to Provide for Nationwide WiMAX Network …
PR Web (press release)
In addition Solectek will provide its licensed microwave PTP products the LM Series for wireless backhaul and in effect will become the total wireless solution provider to Atlas Communications. By using wireless technologies from Solectek from last mile access to backbone Atlas Communications will be able to avoid expensive cabling investments and bypass the use of landlines held by incumbent telephone companies. "We are extremely excited to participate in wireless service rollouts in emerging African countries like Sierra Leone. We believe our WiMAX platform is the perfect vehicle with its unparalleled long-range capability" said Dr. Eric Lee CE for Solectek. "We chose Solectek because of its solid reputation in the broadband wireless industry. In fact their products came highly recommended via well respected references.
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