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Tuesday, August 4, 2026
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SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: Aid Agencies Pull Out of Eastern District
Aid agencies, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), have pulled out of the Eastern District of Kenema following the weekend clashes between government troops and a group of local hunters, the Kamajors.SIERRA LEONE-HEALTH: Police Hunt For Quack Doctors and Peddlers
Officials of the Central Medical Stores with aid from a crack police squad are waging war against quack doctors and illegal peddlers who sell expired drugs and offer unprofessional health care to the public.CULTURE: US Inluences Blamed for Delinquency in Sierra Leone
An upsurge of crime among juveniles in Sierra Leone is being blamed on the influence of U.S. rap music and movies that glorify violence.SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: Dark Days for Kamajors
Sierra Leone's government seems prepared to part company with the Kamajors, a band of traditional hunters who fought alongside government troops in the war against the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels.THEATRE-AFRICA: The ‘Real Story’ of Hut Tax War
The legend of Bai Bureh, a traditional African ruler of the 1800's who stirred up a rebellion against colonial rulers, is well known throughout Sierra Leone; but, the tale always had two sides.GUINEA-POLITICS: Authorities on Alert for Rebel Attack
Authorities in the Republic of Guinea have stepped up security along the border with neighbouring Sierra Leone and Liberia following reports that Guinean dissidents plan to invade that country.SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: Disarmament Finds an Ally in Hunger
The surrender of 50 ex-rebels to the Sierra Leonean authorities this week in the Tonkolili, a district some 250 kms north of here, was one of the few bright lights in a disarmament process plagued by setbacks.SIERRA LEONE-MEDIA: Press Riled by New Regulations
The government of Sierra Leonean President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah has come in for criticism from the media over new regulations which they feel are aimed at running some of his administration's most vocal critics out of business.SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: Rebels Abduct Peace Commissioners
A new obstacle has been placed on the rocky road to peace in Sierra Leone by the weekend abduction of several people, including two peace commissioners, in rebel- controlled territory on the border with Guinea.SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: Sankoh Deposed in Leadership Squabble
The Revolutionary United Front (RUF), which has waged a six year war against the Sierra Leonean government, is caught in the grips of a leadership wrangle which threatens to split the rebels into factions.SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: Riot Police Clash With Students
The heavy-handed tactics of Sierra Leone's police force have once again come under fire following a confrontation here between university students and riot police in which at least 15 students were reportedly injured.SIERRA LEONE-ECONOMY: Petrol Hike Equals Unpopular Government
A sudden increase in the price of petroleum products has put a further dent in the Sierra Leonean government's waning popularity as it adheres to an ongoing economic reform programme.SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: Peace Process Under Siege From All Sides
An attack in which 14 government soldiers were killed has added a new dimension to the problems besetting a peace process launched by a three-month-old accord between Sierra Leone's government and rebels.SIERRA LEONE: Donors Hesitate to Fund Delayed Peace Process
Donors nations have been slow to release funds meant for the peace process in Sierra Leone because of the apparent unwillingness of rebels to respect an accord they signed with the government in November.SIERRA LEONE-POPULATION: Children of the Forest Rescued
More than 200 children roaming the thick forests in Sierra Leone's eastern district have been rescued in a government operation launched to find the 'forest children'.SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: First Civil War, Now Ethnic Strife
Sierra Leone's emergence from civil war is being jeopardised by a conflict between rebels and a militia made up of traditional hunters that has degenerated into inter- ethnic feuding.SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: The Battle of Two Cults
Sierra Leone's fragile peace process has been further threatened by the rise of the mystical Jombola cult in the war-ravaged regions of the southern part of the country.SIERRA LEONE-POPULATION: Returning to an Uncertain Future
The thousands of former refugees who have been returning here this month had little choice but to take up offers by the UNHCR and their government to repatriate them.SIERRA LEONE-MIGRATION: Hopes for U.S. Visas End up in the Sea
For many Sierra Leoneans, going to the United States means an escape route out of poverty, so when people here heard that a batch of US visa applications had been dumped into the sea, they went mad.SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: Mercenary Exit Leaves Some Hearts Heavy
While some Sierra Leoneans have welcomed the departure from their nation of mercenaries hired by a South African outfit, people in areas where the soldiers of fortune had been deployed are now worried about their safety.SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: New Obstacles to Peace Arise
Reported cease-fire violations and rebel objections to a plan to deploy international monitors threaten the shaky transition to peace in Sierra Leone, two months after the belligerents there agreed to halt a five-year war.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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