The News Review:

- SIERRA LENE: Chiefs ban genital cutting for girls under 18
- Sierra Leone: Delving Into the Dark Labyrinth of ur Political History
- Sierra Leone: Rains r No Bumbuna!
- Sierra Leone: Female League – Amazons Take n Prisons

SIERRA LENE: Chiefs ban genital cutting for girls under 18
IRINnews.org
The number of girls being cut during the December 2008-January 2009 initiation season in Kambia dropped drastically according to Finda Fraser advocacy coordinator at local non-profit Advocacy Movement Network (AMNet) which runs a ?Say No to Child Bondo? campaign in the district. Most Sierra Leonean girls ? the World Health rganization estimates 94 percent ? are initiated at puberty into ?Bondo? also known as the Sande Secret Society. As part of the rite a woman known as a ?sowei? in the Mende language cuts the clitoris and prepares the girl for adulthood through singing dancing and teaching domestic skills. For the initiation girls spend up to three months in the bush.
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Sierra Leone: Delving Into the Dark Labyrinth of ur Political History
AllAfrica.com
Targeting particular sections of the nation for political marginalization is tantamount to igniting war. For uneven distribution of what is supposed to be for all APC is number one. The APC one party rule in Sierra Leone is no hidden fact the architect of the eleven year civil war. People will always remember that even the current President Ernest Koroma declared devilish the political administration of the APC one party rule whose oppression of democracy aggravated the war. It is ironical that President Koroma is now using all the tools that were used by the one partyAPC regime to oppress political opponents. Therefore Koroma and his APC will surely deny the people their freedom for which so much blood was shed. All political promises have proved futile and people have reverted to obsession and frustration.

Sierra Leone: Rains r No Bumbuna!
AllAfrica.com
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );”Unfortunately however while the work is almost at an end we have to wait for the rains to arrive in order to fill the reservoir to its operating level so that the turbines can work effectively. nly then can we truly say that we have succeeded and that sustainable and affordable power will flow to Freetown and surrounding areas” said the president. But observers say the government and the president were supposed to have envisaged less rains in April before they promised light at all cost. They said the president like other politicians may have hoodwinked the nation into believing that his government was in itself a means to an end.

Sierra Leone: Female League – Amazons Take n Prisons
AllAfrica.com
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );The Amazon squad which is a mixture of both experience and young players hope to silence a Prisons side that is full of matured and experienced players. In previous meetings this encounter has proved to be tough but the girls from the East; Amazons always have an edge over their opponent. However Prisons defender Yarnoh Kamara is looking forward to end their poor results against Amazons saying victory is a must in today’s match. She said “We always played well against them but we are not getting the results we wanted.