The Africa Report: What should Sierra Leoneans think about as the country marks its 50th anniversary of independence on 27 April?

President Ernest Bai Koroma: At 50, we should be reflecting on the history of our independence. We have had moments of happiness, moments of sorrow, moments that we would consider to be the darkest period of the country. We must reflect on all that’s happened, why it happened and use the anniversary as a moment to take a hard look at the causes and commit ourselves not to go that way any more.

Three leaders of your flagship ­Attitudinal and Behavioural Change Secretariat have been indicted by the Anti-Corruption Commission. Are you winning the battle against corruption?

Well, it is an indication that the battle is on, that it is raging and that we have put in place the institutions that should handle corruption. Ours is a responsibility to set up the institution and make it an effective institution and ensure that they have unfettered access to any government official. The fact that people in the Attitudinal Change Secretariat have been subjected to that kind of investigation is sending a signal that nobody is above the law and that we have to change.

A cup of rice that used to cost L800 now costs L1,000. What can you do to help cushion Sierra Leoneans from further commodity price rises?

Where we can, we have been putting subsidies, especially on fuel. But we’re now trying to phase it out because we believe that at the end of the day it’s not going to show visible assistance of government to the people. We’re at the moment reviewing the entire pricing structure. If we can absorb some of the cost as a government, then it will have an impact on the price of the commodities.

The government has been spending hard and fast, but perhaps beyond its means. Will you have to rein in spending?

The whole government’s development process is guided by the Agenda for Change, an agenda that we believe is what Sierra Leoneans expect us to implement to develop the country. The road infrastructure, the agricultural sector, health care and energy are components of the Agenda for Change.

We have taken the initiative that as a government we should be seen to be doing things on our own. I know it is an ambitious programme but I think we can get on with it if we continue to cut down on the wastages in other sectors of expenditure and focus on real development programmes.

Some of Sierra Leone’s mining contracts have given large tax breaks to foreign investors. Have you struck the right balance between attracting investors and raising revenue?

Over the years we have not had successful mining operations. We have had contracts in the past that have not benefited the people of the country. We adopted the measures of reviewing the existing contracts that we’ve inherited and even those contracts that we have signed, with a hope of increasing the benefits of the people and the government … We have also put in place a new minerals act with [which] we hope that both the investor and the government will benefit from the exploitation of our mineral resources.

Youth unemployment remains high. What can be done to create employment?

We have established the National Youth Commission as a vehicle to coordinate the efforts of getting youths into the job market … We are also in the process of attracting investments, because it’s only when the private sector takes a lead role in the development of the country that we’ll be able to have the unemployment problem addressed on a permanent basis.

The government’s push to decentralise has been a flagship project. It seems to be have been put on a back seat by the appointment of some pending new District Officers with some powers reverting to the centre. Are you still committed to decentralisation in the same way?

There is no connection between the decentralisation and the role of the district officers. I think there is a kind of misconception there. The decentralisation process is on and it is going. We are now moving it at a scale that has never happened in the past. It started in 2002 and the devolution process was still at very low levels, but we have increased it.

We have functions that we cannot devolve. Security functions cannot be devolved. There are other, government supervisory functions that cannot be devolved. That is why because of this established vacuum at the district levels, we have decided to reintroduce the offices of the district officer who will more or less [be] carrying out the functions that will not be devolved which is the responsibility of government. We have to understand the distinction there. They have a role to play. It’s not going to stall the decentralisation process. Our commitment towards decentralisation is more than any other government in the past.

Your cabinet reshuffle in December reached out for support in some non-traditional areas. Have you done enough to win cross-regional support ahead of the 2012 elections?

We have done a lot of work on that. But the issue is not just limited to the individuals representing regions, it’s about development in the regions. There is not a chiefdom in the country that is not going through a transformation process that is as a result of the Agenda for Change … We are trying to move away from regionalism to ideas. It’s not only a question of having a brother in the office, but development is a key issue.

The African Union was slow to react on Côte d’Ivoire and even slower to react on events in Libya. Are you confident it still has the clout it needs to maintain peace and security?

The African Union has now set out the institutions, the established framework, the guidelines to address all of these issues. We have had a zero tolerance on coup d’etats, a zero tolerance on undemocratic issues. And we have the guidelines that we are using.

The African Union has always reacted, but when you take a position on issues and you need to implement that position, that is a time when we believe the African Union should not be acting alone. We need to ensure that we engage the international community at the level of the United Nations. Only when the whole international community is fully engaged will you be able to have a definitive solution to our problems.

FuncinPec

Toch is er een hele industrie online waar de herziening is een marketingtruc, een tactiek om de verkoop te verhogen in plaats van een echte review, dat geeft je de koper een met redenen omkleed en eerlijk advies! waarop eigenlijk de beste hosting bedrijf.

U dient de recensenten

U de bezoeker van de site zijn mogelijk gaat om een besluit op basis van de informatie gepresenteerd in een herziening in te dienen. Maar hoe weet je de beoordeling is de moeite waard de pixels is geschreven met de? Dit artikel is volledig ongepland kwam over toen ik werd gepresenteerd met een goeroe te bevorderen review site templates en het nieuwe idee van de mensen te vertellen van een probleem met een product of dienst om het vertrouwen te genereren en dan zeggen waarom het is nog altijd beter dan het concurrerende product of dienst, wat een concept!

Dat is een review is het niet? Blijkbaar niet, gezien ze allemaal tot dezelfde conclusie te komen, dus koper beware of, zoals ze zei in het oude Rome “Caveat Emptor” is net zo waar vandaag de dag als toen.

Als je een serie van onderzoeken die opmerkelijk vergelijkbaar uiterlijk en niet noodzakelijkerwijs alleen op hosting trek je eigen conclusies.

Wat te zoeken in een goede review! En hier kan ik alleen maar betrekking op hosting … Is het de gebruikelijke verdachten over en weer? Dat is een goed teken van een formule, in tegenstelling tot een echte review. Heeft de herziening betrekking op een deel van de bedrijven die zich specialiseren in alleen Word Press blog hosting, dat alleen te promoten via mond tot mond en elektronische aanbeveling en niet affiliate commissies. Te wijten aan het feit dat ze een niet-commerciële bias en meer community-based met een sterke charitatieve elementen. De opneming daarvan zou een evaluatie evenwicht en spreken persoonlijk zou ik meer geneigd zijn om geloof te hechten aan de recensent. Hoe oud is de oorsprong site? Niet altijd een goede indicator als iemand zou hebben gekocht een verlopen domein eu dat domein internet tijdperk, maar niet stamboom heeft, maar het is een factor die kan worden onderzocht, nogmaals, ik ben wel een beetje meeslepen, dat gebeurt er als ik schrijf mijn innerlijke Charles Dickens begint om ideeën! De echte sleutel is due diligence en je eigen gezond verstand en goed instinct! Dus neem een beetje tijd en bekijk de reviewer! En sorry geen historische fouten in dit artikel met betrekking tot de Apaches. Onthoud gasten zijn niet de enige manier om ervoor gekozen een goede webhost van mond tot mond werkt goed in deze sector ook! En wie doet de goeroes gebruiken! Dat is zeker een betrouwbare een!

- Sierra Leone beach resort is village’s ticket to better life
- Liberia: ECMG Peacekeepers Trained Liberians To Fight In Sierra …
- President Ernest Koroma is on target in Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone: ACC May Probe Sacked gi Boss
- Sierra Leone: President Koroma’s ‘Regionalism’
- Sierra Leone: Ramadan ffer for Africell Subscribers

Sierra Leone beach resort is village’s ticket to better life
Los Angeles Times
2 Sierra Leone – The dawn rose over lushly carpeted mountains and broke gently along the miles of powdery white beach in the village improbably named River No. It was Sunday and for most of Sierra Leone a day of rest. But for this community it was a workday — the busiest of the week. Patrick Bendu met the fishing boats that bobbed in the Atlantic surf.
Related from Museedebateauxminiatures: Barge Used to Move House

Liberia: ECMG Peacekeepers Trained Liberians To Fight In Sierra …
AllAfrica.com
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );Peacekeepers of the Economic Community of West Africa States Monitoring Group (ECMG) who were based in Liberia trained over 1000 Liberians and sent them to fight in Sierra Leone Mr. Taylor told the court in The Hague today. Many of these Liberians were disarmed combatants who were paid and made to fight alongside the Kamajors a Sierra Leonean civil militia that fought against rebels forces on behalf of the Sierra Leonean government. “Some of these disarmed ex-combatants were trained and made to fight alongside the Kamajors.

President Ernest Koroma is on target in Sierra Leone
Cocorioko
Sheka Tarawallie Sierra Leone?s Presidential Press Secretary reported on President Koroma?s outrage with the Marine Resources Ministry. ther journalists gave different accounts of the same incident. Tarawallie?s perspective to be most reliable. He quoted parts of the President?s statements to show his annoyance over the affairs of the entire ministry.

Sierra Leone: ACC May Probe Sacked gi Boss
AllAfrica.com
The UNDP an organization funding some of the activities of GI is said to have requested the return of all funds believed to have been diverted and use them for their intended purpose. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );Speaking to Concord Times yesterday Kabba said President Ernest Bai Koroma had never asked nor called for an inquiry into the disappearance of the sum of Le58 million entrusted to him to fund some of the programmes of his office. He denied suggestion that he was sacked as a result of his failure to account for the said money which apparently got missing while Kabba and some staff of GI were traveling to the eastern district town of Kono for one of their provincial open dialogue programmes. Concord Times had published a front page story that President Koroma has ordered a proper investigation into the missing Le58 million which Kabba insisted was stolen following a car accident while on their way to Kono.

Sierra Leone: President Koroma’s ‘Regionalism’
AllAfrica.com
In its latest report titled ‘Sierra Leone: A New Era of Reform?’ ICG the global conflict prevention organization suggested that Koroma did not make any conscious attempt to bridge the obvious regional divide following his victory over the SLPP in 2007. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );”The new president has exacerbated regional political rivalries by dismissing numerous functionaries appointed by the previous administration and replacing them with APC-supporting northerners” the report said adding that returnees from the sizeable overseas diaspora a major source of election campaign money have contributed to the pressure on him to reward party faithful with government jobs. Presidential press secretary Sheka Tarawallie has dismissed the claim saying the head of state has always considered the interest of the country which was why he chose and appointed people to positions of trust based on merit and not regional considerations. Relevant LinksWest AfricaSierra LeoneNGThe president has nevertheless sought to fulfil his promise to run government “like a business concern” by streamlining the ministerial system putting civil service reform back on the political agenda and requiring ministers to sign performance contracts whose targets they must meet to keep their jobs. Meanwhile the president appears to be playing out a long-term strategy of reform in introducing new political discipline.

Sierra Leone: Ramadan ffer for Africell Subscribers
AllAfrica.com
Africell’s head of marketing Claudius Stake Davies said: “The promotions are meant to join our Muslim brothers and sisters around the world and Sierra Leone in particular to observe the month of Ramadan. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );”To enter the ‘Holy Quran recitation’ offer subscribers should dial 7100 to listen to different Surahs of the Quran. This offer cost only 8units per minute both peak and off-peak” he said. He said after the Ramadan period a computerized raffle draw would be held for two lucky subscribers who use the aforementioned services adding “The two winners will have the opportunity of making a trip to the holy land of Mecca.

- Sierra Leone: ACC May Probe Sacked gi Boss
- Sierra Leone: mbudsman’s ffice to Investigate Abuse in Government
- Liberia: The International Community Had Its Mind Made Up Against …
- Sierra Leone beach resort is village’s ticket to better life
- Sierra Leone Krios…Get De-Slaved!! Free Africa!

Sierra Leone: ACC May Probe Sacked gi Boss
AllAfrica.com
The UNDP an organization funding some of the activities of GI is said to have requested the return of all funds believed to have been diverted and use them for their intended purpose. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );Speaking to Concord Times yesterday Kabba said President Ernest Bai Koroma had never asked nor called for an inquiry into the disappearance of the sum of Le58 million entrusted to him to fund some of the programmes of his office. He denied suggestion that he was sacked as a result of his failure to account for the said money which apparently got missing while Kabba and some staff of GI were traveling to the eastern district town of Kono for one of their provincial open dialogue programmes. Concord Times had published a front page story that President Koroma has ordered a proper investigation into the missing Le58 million which Kabba insisted was stolen following a car accident while on their way to Kono.

Sierra Leone: mbudsman’s ffice to Investigate Abuse in Government
Newstime Africa
It draws its pow­ers from Sec­tion 146 of the Con­sti­tu­tion and it is empow­ered to do ?inves­ti­ga­tion? of ?any action taken or omit­ted to be taken by or on behalf of any depart­ment or min­istry of gov­ern­ment; any statu­tory cor­po­ra­tion or insti­tu­tions of higher learn­ing set up entirely or partly out of pub­lic funds?.   In short all those in gov­ern­ment who abuse power and have their com­plaints filed in the mbudsman?s office will have to answer to this ffice. For almost seven years the mbuds­man in Sierra Leone was a renowned Free­town lawyer Fran­cis Gab­bidon. Then it was a ?silent office?; and Gab­bidon tar­nished the very word ?mbuds­man? mak­ing him­self into more of a polit­i­cal flunkey of the gov­ern­ing SLPP rather than a man whose office exists to redress admin­is­tra­tive wrongs.

Liberia: The International Community Had Its Mind Made Up Against …
AllAfrica.com
Nothing he did could change this impression and Liberia suffered because of it Mr. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );”They had made up their minds it really did not matter whatever I did” Mr. Taylor told the judges today when responding to international community allegations against him that he provided support to Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels who waged an 11 years war in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone beach resort is village’s ticket to better life
Los Angeles Times
2 Sierra Leone – The dawn rose over lushly carpeted mountains and broke gently along the miles of powdery white beach in the village improbably named River No. It was Sunday and for most of Sierra Leone a day of rest. But for this community it was a workday — the busiest of the week. Patrick Bendu met the fishing boats that bobbed in the Atlantic surf.
Related from Abnphukethotel: Centel expanding into budget hotels

Sierra Leone Krios…Get De-Slaved!! Free Africa!
Standard Times Press
This was after DNA technology proved that his ancestors on his mother’s side descended from Mende and Temne people the two largest ethnic groups in the Country. (Washington’s) celebrity status has enabled him to draw attention in the U. to one of the poorest countries in the worldThe Mende people gave him the ancient title of Gondobay Manga II.

- Sierra Leone Moves Towards an Access to Information Legislation
- Sierra Leone: President Koroma’s ‘Regionalism’
- Liberia: Suicide in Sex Ring – Top US-UNMIL Man Stabs Himself
- Sierra Leone: Ramadan ffer for Africell Subscribers
- Sierra Leone: Zain Promotes Njala University

Sierra Leone Moves Towards an Access to Information Legislation
Newstime Africa
The fac­tors respon­si­ble for that civil war are but not lim­ited to cor­rup­tion which almost became part of soci­ety the lack of an inde­pen­dent jus­tice sys­tem the lack of a free press and the inabil­ity among cit­i­zens to access pub­lic held infor­ma­tion. But today the coun­try has been able to address some of these prob­lems and is still mov­ing in the direc­tion of tack­ling those that have not been addressed. Today there are insti­tu­tional reforms like the Anti Cor­rup­tion Com­mis­sion that is pri­mar­ily respon­si­ble to fight graft the Inde­pen­dent Media Com­mis­sion that is charged with the respon­si­bil­ity to reg­u­late the media in the coun­try and many other insti­tu­tions. Also the coun­try is cur­rently at a cross­ing point with efforts under­taken to ensure a con­tin­u­a­tion of the demo­c­ra­tic cre­den­tials it has achieved.

Sierra Leone: President Koroma’s ‘Regionalism’
AllAfrica.com
In its latest report titled ‘Sierra Leone: A New Era of Reform?’ ICG the global conflict prevention organization suggested that Koroma did not make any conscious attempt to bridge the obvious regional divide following his victory over the SLPP in 2007. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );”The new president has exacerbated regional political rivalries by dismissing numerous functionaries appointed by the previous administration and replacing them with APC-supporting northerners” the report said adding that returnees from the sizeable overseas diaspora a major source of election campaign money have contributed to the pressure on him to reward party faithful with government jobs. Presidential press secretary Sheka Tarawallie has dismissed the claim saying the head of state has always considered the interest of the country which was why he chose and appointed people to positions of trust based on merit and not regional considerations. Relevant LinksWest AfricaSierra LeoneNGThe president has nevertheless sought to fulfil his promise to run government “like a business concern” by streamlining the ministerial system putting civil service reform back on the political agenda and requiring ministers to sign performance contracts whose targets they must meet to keep their jobs. Meanwhile the president appears to be playing out a long-term strategy of reform in introducing new political discipline.

Liberia: Suicide in Sex Ring – Top US-UNMIL Man Stabs Himself
AllAfrica.com
There there are allegations he was tied to the same circle-sex with under age children recruited by women he hired as “girlfriends”. But when Dale Fosnight decided to dump his Liberian “girlfriend” for his Sierra Leone one the lid was removed on his alleged activities deep in video-taped orgies with little girls neighbours say and insiders say. His Liberian “girlfriend in an apparent show of vendetta as a response to being abandoned blew her whistle. The security men moved in placed him under house arrest something he could not bear.
Related from Medcylopaedia: Medical issues eyed in Macomb Co. murder-suicide

Sierra Leone: Ramadan ffer for Africell Subscribers
AllAfrica.com
Africell’s head of marketing Claudius Stake Davies said: “The promotions are meant to join our Muslim brothers and sisters around the world and Sierra Leone in particular to observe the month of Ramadan. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );”To enter the ‘Holy Quran recitation’ offer subscribers should dial 7100 to listen to different Surahs of the Quran. This offer cost only 8units per minute both peak and off-peak” he said. He said after the Ramadan period a computerized raffle draw would be held for two lucky subscribers who use the aforementioned services adding “The two winners will have the opportunity of making a trip to the holy land of Mecca.

Sierra Leone: Zain Promotes Njala University
AllAfrica.com
The company’s corporate affairs manager Francis Minah while handing over the items to the Vice Chancellor and Principal of the college Professor Mansaray said they are proud to help bolster the education system in the college. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );He said education was the key to success in any community or nation adding that Zain being part of the people of Sierra Leone would always continue to promote education in its fullest. “ur corporate social responsibility is second to none in the country. We are always proud to give our customers back in diverse ways especially promoting education” Minah said.

- Liberia: ECMG Peacekeepers Trained Liberians To Fight In Sierra …
- Sierra Leone: Fraud Syndicate At Ports
- Sierra Leone Government Postponed NRA Goods And Services Tax
- Sierra Leone: From a Victim to a Victor
- Sierra Leone: PMDC to Unite for 2012

Liberia: ECMG Peacekeepers Trained Liberians To Fight In Sierra …
AllAfrica.com
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );Peacekeepers of the Economic Community of West Africa States Monitoring Group (ECMG) who were based in Liberia trained over 1000 Liberians and sent them to fight in Sierra Leone Mr. Taylor told the court in The Hague today. Many of these Liberians were disarmed combatants who were paid and made to fight alongside the Kamajors a Sierra Leonean civil militia that fought against rebels forces on behalf of the Sierra Leonean government. “Some of these disarmed ex-combatants were trained and made to fight alongside the Kamajors.

Sierra Leone: Fraud Syndicate At Ports
AllAfrica.com
An authoritative official source has disclosed that names of people who have retired resigned or died were still in the office voucher and their salaries running as staff members. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );”Salaries of staff members who have left the office two years back are still running. This has been happening for a long time now. The authorities concerned must act fast to prevent it from getting worst” the source said.

Sierra Leone Government Postponed NRA Goods And Services Tax
Standard Times Press
Alieu Sesay to further strangle businessmen and women and increase the woes on the consumers has been put on hold by the Executive arm of government after a careful study of both the political and economic implications of the proposed Goods and Service Tax (GST) to be introduced on 1st September 2009. It would be recalled that some weeks back a hurriedly convened conference with poor publicity was held at the Bank of Sierra Leone Complex to discuss the new economic concept which was opposed by the business community as untimely to be introduced to the country. Despite the concerns raised by the business community tax and economist analysts the focus of the National Revenue Authority was to forge ahead with it and damn the consequences. Between the dates of the conference at the Bank of Sierra Leone Complex to now when the GST was muted out several representations from various sections of the communities have been made to President Ernest Bai Koroma highlighting the negative implications it would have on our poor economy.
Related from Worlddiamondcongress2008: SIERRA LENE: Streets paved with diamonds…someday

Sierra Leone: From a Victim to a Victor
AllAfrica.com
For several decades these mineral resources have neither benefited the country nor the people. What are the reasons for that? We all know. Undisputedly it is because of our selfish ill-minded and stupid leaders sorry to say that is the principal cause for our ailing and deplorable economic situation. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );How could one be living on the bank of an ocean yet washing his or her hands with spittle? We call that ‘sky-high stupidity’.

Sierra Leone: PMDC to Unite for 2012
AllAfrica.com
Alex Jinnah Bockarie said the initiative will help the party’s bid to capture State House and form the next government of Sierra Leone. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );He cited the regular visits by former PMDC eastern region chairman Chief Ahmed Benson Suwu to the party’s Dama Road office in Kenema as an indication that he was not only a strong party member but also determined to ensure the PMDC score remarkable success in the next general elections. According to Bockarie unity now prevails among members of the party as they have come to the realization that all of them are fighting for the same goal. “Before I was elected regional chairman east there were rumours that most of the members had left or are planning to leave the party. That motivated me to gun for the chairmanship position and after my victory I took it as a challenge to bring the party together.

- Liberia: ECMG Peacekeepers Trained Liberians To Fight In Sierra …
- Liberia: Charles Taylor Expelled RUF Collaborators From Liberia …
- Sierra Leone: Japan Sponsors Study for Freetown Power Supply Plan

Liberia: ECMG Peacekeepers Trained Liberians To Fight In Sierra …
AllAfrica.com
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );Peacekeepers of the Economic Community of West Africa States Monitoring Group (ECMG) who were based in Liberia trained over 1000 Liberians and sent them to fight in Sierra Leone Mr. Taylor told the court in The Hague today. Many of these Liberians were disarmed combatants who were paid and made to fight alongside the Kamajors a Sierra Leonean civil militia that fought against rebels forces on behalf of the Sierra Leonean government. “Some of these disarmed ex-combatants were trained and made to fight alongside the Kamajors.

Liberia: Charles Taylor Expelled RUF Collaborators From Liberia …
AllAfrica.com
Taylor also gave a chronology of steps that he took as president of Liberia to bring the conflict to Sierra Leone to a peaceful conclusion. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );Mr. Taylor told the court that the British citizen and Sierra Leonean diplomat who collaborated with Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels in Sierra Leone did so through a company operating in Monrovia called Red Deer International.
Related from Zjkjw: Liberia: Chinese Ambassador Promises to Support Public Works Ministry

Sierra Leone: Japan Sponsors Study for Freetown Power Supply Plan
AllAfrica.com
Davidson explained that since its inception in the early 1980s it has been the ministry of Energy and Power. He said this fails to fully reflect the activities within the ministry and the government’s change of name to Energy and Water Resources of which Power is one such resource. He highlighted all activities within the ministry which cover those relating to all energy produced and used in Sierra Leone namely petroleum resources electricity or power resources and alternative energy resources. He said this effort is aimed at reflecting all adequately defined activities in the proposed new professional energy division within the ministry. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetC” );Prof. Davidson elucidated that his ministry will form an integral part in implementing the overall energy policy of the country and that this has been discussed with all ministries of government and development partners. He said the document will be tabled in cabinet in a few weeks from now.

- Sierra Leone: Ralph Clinic Ends Free Treatment for Children
- My Book f Chrymes by Wilfred Kanu Jr. (Sierra Leone) 2009
- Rwanda: Country welcomes special court convicts from Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone: From a Victim to a Victor

Sierra Leone: Ralph Clinic Ends Free Treatment for Children
AllAfrica.com
Thomas Ade Williams told Concord Times that the free medical treatment lasted for one month. He disclosed that the hospital started operation in the district around 2004 adding that on each anniversary that would offer free medical services to underfive children. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );”We give free treatment to underfive children because they are the most vulnerable in the world and Sierra Leone in particular. We think medication is very paramount for the survival of children” he said. Williams said according to the United Nations human index report Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of infant and maternal mortality deaths. “We will continue offering such facility to children of Nyandeyama community and other community in and around Kenema city” he maintained. Mabinty Kamara whose child benefited from the free medical services thanked the proprietor and workers of Ralph mini hospital for the goodwill services rendered to their children.

My Book f Chrymes by Wilfred Kanu Jr. (Sierra Leone) 2009
AllAfrica.com
It recaps a wild childhood in Liberia West Africa where a narrow escape from the 1989 genocides in Kakata separated his family for years. With a glimpse of hope to someday reunite abroad he endured uncanny hardships. Now caught in a second civil war that knocked down the borders of Sierra Leone it spread through the provinces where he roamed aimlessly. His initial clashes with cultural shock brought new challenges as he toggled between school adolescence church and the streets. Freddy Will’s undying love for hip hop brought unavoidable persecutions and conflicts from guardians who squandered monthly staples sent by his parents for his care and that of his siblings. Ultimately cast into the streets he learned to hustle. He found solace in reggae playing ghetto slums where his involvement in music drew lifelong friendships that were nurtured from the most unexpected places.

Rwanda: Country welcomes special court convicts from Sierra Leone
Afrika
The bill follows an agreement signed between Rwanda and the court in Freetown. By Concord Times (Sierra Leone) | 08. 2009The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone convicted rebel leaders Issa Sesay Morris Kallon Augustine Gbao of crimes against humanity and war crimes in February last year.
Related from Talloonne: Cods to Darwin: we convicts thrived

Sierra Leone: From a Victim to a Victor
AllAfrica.com
For several decades these mineral resources have neither benefited the country nor the people. What are the reasons for that? We all know. Undisputedly it is because of our selfish ill-minded and stupid leaders sorry to say that is the principal cause for our ailing and deplorable economic situation. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );How could one be living on the bank of an ocean yet washing his or her hands with spittle? We call that ‘sky-high stupidity’.

- Sierra Leone: Sexual Violence Defies New Law
- Sierra Leone: Ralph Clinic Ends Free Treatment for Children
- Sierra Leone: FC Johansen Present Trophy to Minister
- Musicians from Sierra Leone Liberia reunite for Providence concert
- Sierra Leone: Kenema Mayor Cautioned Doctors Nurses

Sierra Leone: Sexual Violence Defies New Law
AllAfrica.com
Up to 67 percent of urban Sierra Leonean women were victims of domestic violence in 2008 Fatu Kargbo a director in the Ministry of Social Welfare Gender and Children’s Affairs (MSWBCA) told IRIN. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );Isha Bangura director of the police Family Support Unit (FSU) – which receives most domestic abuse reports – said the most common domestic complaint they receive is physical violence. “Most of the time women and girls are abused by people they know.

Sierra Leone: Ralph Clinic Ends Free Treatment for Children
AllAfrica.com
Thomas Ade Williams told Concord Times that the free medical treatment lasted for one month. He disclosed that the hospital started operation in the district around 2004 adding that on each anniversary that would offer free medical services to underfive children. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );”We give free treatment to underfive children because they are the most vulnerable in the world and Sierra Leone in particular. We think medication is very paramount for the survival of children” he said. Williams said according to the United Nations human index report Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of infant and maternal mortality deaths. “We will continue offering such facility to children of Nyandeyama community and other community in and around Kenema city” he maintained. Mabinty Kamara whose child benefited from the free medical services thanked the proprietor and workers of Ralph mini hospital for the goodwill services rendered to their children.
Related from Yydxyey: Pre-school Screening Clinic Kindergarten Roudup planned in Lewistown

Sierra Leone: FC Johansen Present Trophy to Minister
AllAfrica.com
Receiving the trophy the deputy minister applauded the team propritress Aisha Johansen for her courage in developing the boys. He said the boys have shown they are true ambassadors of Sierra Leone and are the feature of the national team Leone Stars. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );”The government is proud of you all. I want to say a big thank you for putting Sierra Leone on the world map” Jah said.

Musicians from Sierra Leone Liberia reunite for Providence concert
Providence Journal
The backing band for Bongo’s Providence appearances includes Joseph Paye an old Liberian friend of Bongo’s who ended up in Providence via Sierra Leone and a Guinean refugee camp and Matt McLaren a Providence drummer who met befriended and learned from Paye in the course of his job as a caseworker in the refugee resettlement program at the International Institute. It’s a reunion for Bongo and Paye who haven’t seen each other in 10 years and who lost contact in the blur of civil war and resettlement. Paye and Bongo met in Sierra Leone in 1990. Paye had fled Liberia where that country’s civil war was already in full force and the two played many shows at parties and nightclubs in Freetown as well as some touring.

Sierra Leone: Kenema Mayor Cautioned Doctors Nurses
AllAfrica.com
Addressing stakeholders during a sensitization meeting organized by the Kenema district health management team Chief Brima Kargbo said: “Doctors and nurses should be careful with the way they administer drugs to patients. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );He said nurses working at the government hospital have turned the place into a business centre by selling drugs to patients. He noted that it was the duty of nurses in any hospital be it government or private to administer drugs treat patients and monitor the general health situation of every patient in there. Relevant LinksWest AfricaSierra LeoneHealth”Sometimes doctors do not administer the appropriate drugs to patients’ he lamented and suggested that the hospital should have some privacy so that whatever happens is kept in confidence.

- Liberia’s Taylor lifts veil on life as strongman
- Sierra Leone War Crimes Court in Danger of Funding Shortfalls
- Development Challenges in the Sierra Leone Economy
- Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor Defends Himself
- SIERRA LENE: Sexual violence defies new law

Liberia’s Taylor lifts veil on life as strongman
The Associated Press
By turns vitriolic and professorial Taylor is lifting a veil during his war crimes trial on the life of a guerrilla commander who fought enemies across borders and at home to seize his country’s presidential mansion and had aspirations to become a pan-African leader. He has sought to counter claims he was a cannibalistic tyrant trading human lives for diamonds in neighboring Sierra Leone by describing himself as a democrat and statesman surrounded by enemies consumed with the notion to “get Taylor. “The detailed narrative is fascinating if selective. “He’s a great communicator” says David Crane the prosecutor who drew up Taylor’s indictment six years ago. “He’s just not telling the whole story”As president Taylor felt under siege rarely trusting those around him. When he traveled he rode in a convoy with two presidential limousines so that potential attackers would never know which car he was in.

Sierra Leone War Crimes Court in Danger of Funding Shortfalls
Voice of America
The president of the Court told the U. SecurityCouncil Thursday that if additional money is not found immediately thecourt would experience shortfalls by the first week of August thatcould disrupt its work. The Special Court is the firstinternational tribunal to be fully funded by voluntary contributions.

Development Challenges in the Sierra Leone Economy
Standard Times Press
Among the main legacies of the prolonged conflict and the special challenges of Sierra Leone was a severely impaired administrative capability that limited the ability to develop and implement a comprehensive economic and social recovery program; and need for concerted and rapid international assistance to address the aftermath of the crisis. Besides the lack of investment in critical economic and social infrastructure the decade-long devastating civil war severely damaged institutional capacity and constrained the government’s ability to sustain any reforms. Recovery and growth require the resumption of basic capacity to formulate reform policies and reconstruction priorities; to soundly execute government fiscal operations and to effectively manage aid flows.

Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor Defends Himself
AllAfrica.com
The Special Court for Sierra Leone has announced that Taylor’s defence lawyer Courtenay Griffiths QC is expected to deliver his opening statement on Monday. Taylor is not expected to give evidence before Tuesday. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );Taylor is being tried in The Hague in the Netherlands as a result of concerns about regional security if he is tried in Sierra Leone. He faces 11 charges including murder rape sexual violence using child soldiers enslavement looting and terrorizing and imposing collective punishments on civilians. Relevant LinksWest AfricaSierra LeoneLiberiaLegal AffairsHuman RightsConflictInternational rganisationsHuman Rights Watch reports that the charges relate primarily to Taylor’s alleged role as a major backer of the Sierra Leone rebel group the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and his alleged association with a second warring faction the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC).
Related from Liabilitymanagementsystems: Charles James defends Chevron around the world

SIERRA LENE: Sexual violence defies new law
IRINnews.org
Up to 67 percent of urban Sierra Leonean women were victims of domestic violence in 2008 Fatu Kargbo a director in the Ministry of Social Welfare Gender and Children?s Affairs (MSWBCA) told IRIN. Isha Bangura director of the police Family Support Unit (FSU) ? which receives most domestic abuse reports ? said the most common domestic complaint they receive is physical violence. ?Most of the time women and girls are abused by people they know?[The perpetrators] are rarely strangers? said Eunice Whenzle who heads the.