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ECONOMY-GUINEA: World Bank Gives Thumbs Up For Growth
A high-powered World Bank assessment team has praised Guinea for keeping its economic reform programme on course, but warned that the government must keep up the momentum and tackle rising unemployment.HUMAN RIGHTS-GUINEA: Independent Press Says It’s Under Siege
Following a wave of deportations, raids on newspaper houses and detentions, journalists in the West African state of Guinea have accused the government of trying to muzzle the press.SIERRA LEONE: Military Keeps A Tight Check on Relief Agencies
Sierra Leone's military government has accused four aid agencies of "engaging in subversive activities against the interests of the revolution" and is keeping a close watch on the agencies' activities.SIERRA LEONE: Out With the Judges,In Comes the People’s Courts
Sierra Leone's military junta has announced the suspension of the country's judicial court system, which has been replaced with what it refers to as "People's Revolutionary Courts" nationwide.SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: Military Prepares to Stay in Power
The news that Sierra Leone's military junta has decided to dig in its heels and remain in power has forced residents in the capital city to make plans to flee to neighbouring countries.SIERRA LEONE-HUMAN RIGHTS: Junta and Media on Collision Course //repeating//
Sierra Leone's Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) and the independent press have been on a collision course since the junta came to power almost two months ago.SIERRA LEONE-HUMAN RIGHTS: Summary Executions
An Anti-Looting Squad set up by the new military authorities in Sierra Leone has executed at least 10 suspected criminals, mostly soldiers and ex-rebels, in recent days.SIERRA LEONE-POPULATION: Thousands Flee Beleaguered Capital //repeat//
Thousands of people have been fleeing the Sierra Leonean capital as the threat of a military intervention by West African forces bent on restoring the country's deposed president looms ever larger over the city.SIERRA LEONE-POPULATION: Thousands Flee Beleaguered Capital //repeat//
Thousands of people have been fleeing the Sierra Leonean capital as the threat of a military intervention by West African forces bent on restoring the country's deposed president looms ever larger over the city.SIERRA LEONE-POPULATION: Thousands Flee Beleaguered Capital
Thousands of people have been fleeing the Sierra Leonean capital as the threat of a military intervention by West African forces bent on restoring the country's deposed president looms ever larger over the city.SIERRA LEONE: Clashes Reported Between Army and Nigerian Troops //repeat//
Skirmishes Monday between Nigerian and Sierra Leonean troops appeared to indicate that deadlocked diplomatic efforts to have ousted president Ahmed Tejan Kabbah reinstalled are giving way to a military operation to this end.SIERRA LEONE: Clashes Reported Between Army and Nigerian Troops
Skirmishes Monday between Nigerian and Sierra Leonean troops appeared to indicate that deadlocked diplomatic efforts to have ousted president Ahmed Tejan Kabbah reinstalled are giving way to a military operation to this end.SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: No Easy Walk to Power
Sierra Leoneans Wednesday stayed in doors as armed soldiers patrolled the capital city's streets to enforce a ban on demonstrations against the new military government.SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: Tension Follows Military Coup //corrected repeat//
Sporadic shooting and looting continued Monday in the Sierra Leonean capital following a military coup that toppled the 14-month old civilian government of President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, forcing him to flee to neighbouring Guinea.SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: Tension Follows Military Coup
Sporadic shooting and looting continued Monday in the Sierra Leonean capital following a military coup that toppled the 14-month old civilian government of President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah.SIERRA LEONE-POPULATION: People On the Move, Again
Sierra Leoneans are once again fleeing their rural homes for Freetown, the capital city, to escape the fresh outbreak of fighting between government troops and rebels in the North./IPS BULLETIN OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS/ SIERRA LEONE: Rastafarians’ Faith Fails To Keep Critics At Bay
Rain and tough anti-drug security measures dampened celebrations last week to mark the anniversary of the death of the acknowledged king of reggae - Bob Marley.CULTURE-SIERRA LEONE: Rain, Security Dampens Marley Remembrance
Rain and tough anti-drug security measures dampened celebrations last week to mark the anniversary of the death of the acknowledged king of reggae - Bob Marley.SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: Peace Pact on the Brink of Collapse
A splinter group of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) has carried out a spate of attacks in Sierra Leone amid a leadership crisis in the rebel movement.SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: A New Militia Emerges In The North
While the government has been trying to scale down the activities of the Kamajors, a local militia in the South-Eastern part of the country, a new group has emerged in the North.SIERRA LEONE-HUMAN RIGHTS: Sex Workers Face Harassment and Death
For teenagers and young women forced into prostitution by the war that racked Sierra Leone from 1991 to 1996, life on the streets carries with it the risk of physical abuse and even death.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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