Sierra Leone’s deputy high commissioner to Nigeria kidnapped for a $40...
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 July 2016 The government of Sierra Leone has this afternoon confirmed the report of the kidnapping of the former head of Sierra Leone’s military, who is currently serving in...
View ArticleHuman Rights Activist and Former Child Soldier Ishmael Beah to Speak at NAFSA...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Human rights activist, bestselling author, and former child soldier from Sierra Leone, Ishmael Beah will speak at NAFSA: Association of International...
View ArticleSierra Leone News: Journalists and Politicians…till death do us part!!!
My week was crowded with demands from people wanting my opinion on the David Tam- Bayoh misfortune. Pretty much the number one question that was thrown at me across Freetown was; “What has David done...
View ArticleAuthorities re-arrest freed Sierra Leone war crimes convict
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- Authorities have re-arrested a former leader of a militia accused of torturing and mutilating civilians during Sierra Leone's civil war after he violated terms of his...
View ArticleSierra Leone starts nationwide lockdown to stop spread of Ebola
September 19, 2014 -- Updated 0408 GMT (1208 HKT) (CNN) -- Sierra Leone starts a three-day nationwide lockdown Friday in an effort to halt an Ebola outbreak that has left thousands dead in the region....
View ArticleRemembering President Kabbah through his memoir “Coming Back From the Brink...
By Abu Bakarr Sesay When I heard the news about the death of former president Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabba, the first thing that came to mind was the book he wrote “Coming Back From the Brink in Sierra Leone”...
View ArticleSierra Leone News: Remembering Bobson Kamara
There was snow this Sunday morning when I woke up in Southern Germany the first snow of the year. Bobson Kamara liked snow. He liked goat cheese too, and French dried sausage called saucisson, mussels,...
View ArticleSOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT SIERRA LEONE: Juvenile detention centres lack means...
By Ahmed SahidNasralla (De Monk) Most of the inmates share mattresses and nets, little sleep on the cold floor Jesus is Freedom: inmates express their faith and hope through sketches on the walls of...
View ArticleSierra Leone Ebola regulations and other laws must not be used to curtail...
(Source: Amnesty International) Sierra Leone should stop using emergency regulations brought in to combat Ebola as a pretext to restrict freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, Amnesty...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Ebola regulations and other laws must not be used to curtail...
(Source: Amnesty International) Sierra Leone should stop using emergency regulations brought in to combat Ebola as a pretext to restrict freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, Amnesty...
View ArticleSierra Leone News: THE DARK SIDE OF SIERRA LEONE’S DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21ST...
The 20th Century is gone and the celebrations that marked the beginning of the 21st Century on January 1, 2000 reverberated throughout the world. This new Millennium was considered by many (especially...
View ArticleUnsound, Unjust and Unwise -- Banning Pregnant Girls From School in Sierra Leone
It's now widely known that the government of Sierra Leone has instituted a ban on pregnant girls from taking exams and attending regular schools. The ban gives Sierra Leone the dubious distinction of...
View ArticleIsmael Beah's Journey From Child Soldier to Activist Storyteller
It's not every former child soldier who has a memoir on the New York Times bestseller list. Or has the Washington Post's reviewer declare that, "everyone in the world should read this book." Ismael...
View ArticleJimmy Thoronka: concerns raised over Sierra Leone athlete's welfare after arrest
Sprinter who disappeared after Commonwealth Games has been interviewed by immigration officials at a London police station...
View ArticleEbola: Soldiers from Northern Ireland sent to Sierra Leone to help curb virus...
Soldiers from Northern Ireland are to be sent to Sierra Leone to help curb the Ebola outbreak which has spread through the country. [TICON-A VIDEO] It's understood some 40 troops have already arrived...
View ArticleEbola: Soldiers from Northern Ireland sent to Sierra Leone to help curb virus...
Soldiers from Northern Ireland are to be sent to Sierra Leone to help curb the Ebola outbreak which has spread through the country. [TICON-A VIDEO] [TICON-A VIDEO] It's understood some 40 troops have...
View ArticleISIS' child soldiers: What will happen to 'cubs of the caliphate'?
(CNN)A boy in a black knit cap stands in front of a man on his knees. He locks eyes with the captive, brow furrowed, his gaze seething with anger. He lifts a pistol and shoots the man in the forehead....
View ArticleCanada: Ex-Guantanamo Child Soldier Freed (HRW - Human Rights Watch)
(Source: HRW - Human Rights Watch) (Toronto) - The Canadian court's release on bail of the former child soldier and Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr on May 7, 2015, is a significant step toward ending...
View ArticleSIERRA LEONE: Juvenile detention centres lack means to reform inmates
After spending years without trial detainees return to society worse off than they were He was 15 years when he was brought to the remand home for juveniles in Kingtom, Freetown, after he was arrested...
View ArticleChampions and Orphans: The 1968 Fresno City College-College of the Sequoias...
Here’s the story. College of the Sequoias football Coach Al Baldock wanted to beat Fresno City College Coach Clare Slaughter in 1968. Instead, Slaughter – blessed with some of the finest talent in the...
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