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	Foreign relations of Sierra Leone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sierra Leone has maintained cordial relations with the West, in particular with the United Kingdom.
		Sierra Leone is a member of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, the Commonwealth, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Development Bank (AFDB), the Mano River Union (MRU), the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
		Sierra Leone is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US-military (as covered under Article 98).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Sierra_Leone (303 words)

	Sierra Leone - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Sierra Leone is divided into three provinces and one area, and subdivided into 14 districts.
		Much of Sierra Leone's coastline consists of mangrove swamps, with the exception of the peninsula on which the capital city Freetown is located.
		Sierra Leone is the worst nation in the world for childbirth, having the highest Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), or risk of maternal death, of any country.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Sierra_Leone (1519 words)

	Sierra Leone (09/05)
		Sierra Leone is a republic with an executive president and a multi-party system of government.
		Sierra Leone has one of the world's largest deposits of rutile, a titanium ore used as paint pigment and welding rod coatings.
		Sierra Leone is a member of the UN and its specialized agencies, the Commonwealth, the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Development Bank (AFDB), the Mano River Union (MRU), the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/s/53892.htm (3251 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		HISTORY European contacts with Sierra Leone were among the first in West Africa, and Sierra Leone was one of the first West African British colonies.
		Sierra Leone's second largest recorded export is bauxite, mined in the Sherbro area by a Swiss firm.
		Sierra Leone is a member of the UN and its specialized agencies, the Commonwealth, the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Development Bank (AFDB), the Mano River Union (MRU), the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), and the Non-Aligned Movement.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/sierraleone9406.html (2399 words)

	Sierra Leone
		Sierra Leone, on the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa, is half the size of Illinois.
		The Portuguese were the first Europeans to explore the land and gave Sierra Leone its name, which means “lion mountains.” Freetown, on the coast, was ceded to English settlers in 1787 as a home for fls discharged from the British armed forces and also for runaway slaves who had found asylum in London.
		In April 2006, Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president, was brought to Sierra Leone to be tried in an international war crimes tribunal for crimes against humanity, and then transferred to the UN criminal court in the Hague.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107959.html (987 words)

	Sierra Leone - Country Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Sierra Leone's war gained worldwide attention for the key role diamond trade and mining played in fueling the conflict as well as the brutal tactics of the rebel force, the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) frequently amputated the limbs of women, men and children.
		Related to these challenges are serious gender inequities, particularly in terms of economic empowerment of women, who have limited access to formal credit facilities owing to their lack of collateral.
		It is therefore for Sierra Leone’s development partners to continue to provide the support needed to build the capacity of the Ministry and women’s organizations to enable them to effectively advocate and coordinate their activities for the promotion of women’s rights." more...
	www.womenwarpeace.org /sierra_leone/sierra_leone.htm (10917 words)

	President Kabbah: Address to the Commission of Foreign Affairs, Italian Parliament - 12 June 2002 - Sierra Leone Web
		We would like the rest of the world to acknowledge this reality; the reality that the people of Sierra Leone are in the process of using the same determination and confidence that they had employed in ending armed conflict to continue the process of political and economic transformation.
		President, members of the Foreign Affairs Commission, recent events in several parts of the world have underscored the relevance of international cooperation and the imperative of multilateralism over unilateralism, especially in the areas of personal and state security, trade, the transfer of financial resources and technology, as well as information exchange.
		As we in Sierra Leone embark on the process of national transformation, from conflict to peace, reconstruction and sustainable development, I believe that this is an opportune time for us to initiate discussions on how we can revitalize and strengthen diplomatic and other relations between our two friendly countries.
	www.sierra-leone.org /kabbah061202.html (1043 words)

	Sierra Leone
		Foreign involvement in the Sierra Leone conflict is a serious problem, and there is clear evidence that Liberia and Burkina Faso are supporting the rebel efforts.
		Sierra Leoneans were noted for their educational achievement, trading activity, entrepreneurial skills, and arts and crafts work, particularly wood carving.
		Sierra Leone is rich in minerals and is one of the world's most important sources of large diamonds.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/war/sierra_leone.htm (4264 words)

	Sierra Leone (05/06)
		Sierra Leone is a republic with an executive president and a multi-party system of government with a 124-seat Parliament (112 elected members and 12 paramount chiefs).
		The incumbent Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has a strong advantage going into these elections and maintains its traditional support in the south and east of the country; however, population increases in the northern part of the country and in the Western Area (where Freetown is located), may benefit the opposition All People’s Congress (APC).
		A new agreement is not yet in place, but Sierra Leone’s economic policy is expected to shift from post-conflict stabilization to poverty-reduction efforts, including good governance and fighting corruption; job creation; and food security.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5475.htm (4426 words)

	Sierra Leone News Archives - July 1996 - Sierra Leone Web
		Sierra Leone Telecommunications Company plans to install solar telephone booths around the country, according to the company's managing director Frank Jarret.
		The Olympics: Sierra Leonean runner Melrose Mansaray placed seventh (last) in her heat in the Women's 400 Meter Dash with a time of 54.37--2.67 seconds behind the leader.
		For that reason all foreign forces should leave, then RUF will be prepared to think about encampment and disarmament." It is estimated that more than 20,000 people have been killed in the fighting since the rebel war broke out in 1991.
	www.sierra-leone.org /slnews0796.html (1537 words)

	Sierra Leone
		In May 2000, the situation in the country deteriorated to such an extent that British troops were deployed in Operation Palliser to evacuate foreign nationals.
		Although there has been a significant amount of news coverage of the war in Sierra Leone, a comprehensive review of the conflict based on extensive field research—using a methodology known as Conflict Mapping—is available here.
		Sierra Leone is the worst nation for childbirth in the world, having the highest Maternal Mortality Ratio, or risk of maternal death, of any country.
	creekin.net /n165-sierra-leone.html (866 words)

	Nigeria - FOREIGN RELATIONS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Because matters were usually left in the hands of the minister and his officials, foreign policy positions could change radically from one minister to another, depending on the minister's orientation.
		To pursue the economic interests through of foreign relations within West Africa, Nigeria championed the formation of ECOWAS and, in spite of competing allegiances to rival organizations within the subcontinent, continued to support the organization's objectives.
		The prevailing perception in Nigeria's foreign policy was that, as predominant the African leader, it should play a bigbrother role in relations with African states.
	countrystudies.us /nigeria/80.htm (2283 words)

	Sierra Leone
		Foday Sankoh: Sierra Leone's Rebel with a Cause - Sierra Leone's Rebel with a Cause Rebel leader Foday Sankoh.
		Cannibals in the postcolony: Sierra Leone's intersecting hegemonies in Charlie Haffner's Slave Revolt Drama Amistad Kata-Kata.(Critical......
		Labour-intensive growth is vital: the last UN peacekeeping troops pulled out of Sierra Leone at the end of 2005, signalling an end......
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107959.html (1116 words)

	allAfrica.com: Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		It is common knowledge that up to 39 Sierra Leonean pilgrims, whose travel to the holy land for the Hajj last year was organized by a Hajj agency called Islamic Development Mission in Sierra Leone (IDEMSIL), did not perform their Hajj last year as the Saudi Embassy in Conakry refused to issue them Hajj visas.
		Sierra Leone's financial market constitutes of over fifty foreign exchange bureaus that are licensed with the Central Bank of Sierra Leone, which tasked the banking supervision department to monitor these bureaus and also give specific guidelines on their operations.
		Brima, Deputy General Manager of Sierra Leone Airports Authority (SLAA) announced Monday that they have been robbed of their hard-earned glory of apprehending a cocaine smuggler at the Lungi International airport by the police is an understatement.
	allafrica.com /sierraleone (1110 words)

	Human Rights Watch World Report 2001: Sierra Leone: Defending Human Rights
		These included rape, extortion, the Sierra Leonean Army's indiscriminate use of a helicopter gunship, and the killing of RUF prisoners by members of the Civil Defense Force (CDF) militias, the largest and most powerful of which were the Kamajors.
		In June, the Sierra Leonean government asked for U.N. assistance to establish a court in Sierra Leone with a mix of local and foreign prosecutors and judges.
		This year, Sierra Leone ratified the Rome Statute to establish an International Criminal Court and enacted legislation to make the Convention Against Torture and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its Protocols a part of Sierra Leonean law.
	www.hrw.org /wr2k1/africa/sierraleone.html (2013 words)

	Sub-Saharan Africa :: Countries :: Sierra Leone :: Canada-Sierra Leone Relations
		The Canadian Ambassador resides in Conakry, Guinea, and Sierra Leone's Ambassador resides in Washington, DC.
		Canada has no official development assistance program with Sierra Leone, but between 2000 and 2003 directed over C$34 million in efforts to strengthen peace and rebuild the country.
		Canada is closely involved with the Special Court for Sierra Leone and played an active role within the Security Council during the drafting of Resolution 1315 (2000), which established the Special Court.
	www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /world/africa/sierra_leone-canada-en.asp (267 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The written history of Sierra Leone began in 1462, when the Portuguese explorer Pedro da Cintra first landed and named the country "Lion Mountains".
		The rest of Sierra Leone is mostly plateau (about 300 m above sea level) covered by forests, with mountains in the northeast of the country (highest point Loma Mansa, 1,948 m).
		Press releases and related materials issued by Sierra Leone's Ambassador to the United States, John Leigh, from 1997 to 1999.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/sierra_leone (1775 words)

	Daily Nation On the Web
		Contributing to debate on the Defence Committee's report on its recent visit to Sierra Leone, Mr Kathangu said even Kenyan freedom fighters were described as mad men.
		Foreign Affairs Minister Bonaya Godana said Kenya will review its military participation in Sierra Leone when the UN changes its mandate from peacekeeping to peace-enforcement.
		Kacheliba MP Samuel Pogishio said the visit to Sierra Leone by the committee proves that the others could also be effective.
	www.nationaudio.com /News/DailyNation/15062000/News/News102.html (314 words)

	USAID Africa: Sierra Leone
		Sierra Leone's program of assistance is managed by USAID staff in Conakry, Guinea.
		An important part of Sierra Leone’s recovery is helping the country address what fueled the war—primarily the unfair and inequitable distribution of proceeds from diamond mining—and effects of the brutal civil war.
		USAID’s democracy program in Sierra Leone equips local people, including women and youth, with the information and skills they need to participate in decision-making, tackle corruption, and contain human rights abuses with a view to end the cycle of violence and ensure security and stability.
	www.usaid.gov /locations/sub-saharan_africa/countries/sierraleone (825 words)

	International Relations Committee - Democratic Office - Foreign Policy Briefs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Nearly one-half million war-weary refugees primarily from Sierra Leone and Liberia (approximately the population of Washington, D.C.) have been caught for the last decade between rebels, government armies, and more recently armed militias fighting for control of "conflict diamonds" areas.
		Escalating battles between Guinean government and rebel forces fighting in Sierra Leone have created the "worst refuge crisis in the world," according to Rudd Lubbers, Head of the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
		War over the control of "conflict diamonds" in Sierra Leone is the primary cause of the refugee crisis.
	www.house.gov /international_relations/democratic/fpb_west_africa.html (722 words)

	Top20SierraLeone.com - Your Top20 Guide to Sierra Leone!
		The name Sierra Leone was adapted from the Spanish version: Sierra LeÃ³n, and in turn, from the Portuguese Serra-LeÃ£o [or Serra Leoa] which stands for "lioness mountains." It was an important centre of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
		The written history of Sierra Leone began in 1462, when Portuguese explorers first landed and named the country "Lion Mountains".
		Although there has been no significant amount of news coverage of the war in Sierra Leone, a comprehensive review of the conflict based on extensive field research—using a method known as Conflict Mapping—is available here.
	www.top20sierraleone.com (1308 words)

	Justice: The First Casualty of Truth? (Human Rights Watch, 30-4-2001)
		In Sierra Leone and Cambodia, the UN is preparing to sponsor tribunals together with local authorities.
		Sierra Leone, in a somewhat different context, illustrates the folly of trading justice for truth.
		But because most commissions rely on victim testimony, they fail to infiltrate the repressive apparatus, which, as we are now seeing in Chile (and as any prosecutor of organized crime knows), is the best way to establish the individual responsibility of top officials.
	www.hrw.org /editorials/2001/justice0430.htm (3680 words)

	International Relations Committee - Democratic Office - Oversight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Rule X, clause 2 (d) of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires that each standing Committee adopt an oversight plan for the two-year period of the Congress and submit the plan to the Committees on Government Reform and House Administration not later than February 15 of the first session of the Congress.
		This is the oversight plan of the Committee on International Relations for the 107th Congress.
		Military-to-military relations in Asia (The U.S. relies on a network of relationships to maintain its forward presence in Asia; this is supplemented by training and education)
	www.house.gov /international_relations/democratic/oversight.html (3367 words)

	Sierra Leone: President: State House: News Archives. July 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		President Kabbah returned to Freetown, Sierra Leone on 28th July 2003 after his official travels to Senegal, Mozambique and The United Kingdom.
		The British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has reiterated the United Kingdom's commitment to the security and development of Sierra Leone.
		Receiving the President, Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, at No.10 Downing Street on behalf of Prime Minister Blair who is on a foreign tour, the British Foreign Secretary expressed satisfaction at President Kabbah's efforts at consolidating the Peace in Sierra Leone.
	www.statehouse-sl.org /archives/july2003.html (352 words)

	Sierra Leone: President: Ministery of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Sierra Leone: President: Ministery of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation.
		Accreditation of Sierra Leone's Representatives to Internationals Conferences abroad.
		Relations with Diplomatic and Consular Corps in Freetown.
	www.statehouse-sl.org /ministryforeignaffairs.htm (119 words)

	Welcome To Nigeria - Foreign Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		This in itself was modulated by a need to stimulate and enshrine the tenets of justice, equity and societal development, the emancipation of the oppressed and the true independence of African states.
		In fact the ECOMOG put down the mutiny that ousted the President of Sierra Leone in May 1997, and returned him to power by March 1998.
		Africa is still largely the cornerstone of Nigerian foreign policies, though relations with other parts of the world continue to grow.
	www.nigeria.gov.ng /foreignrelation.aspx (733 words)

	Foreign Affairs - Book Review - Civil-Military Relations in Sierra Leone: A Case Study of African Soldiers in Politics ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Foreign Affairs - Book Review - Civil-Military Relations in Sierra Leone: A Case Study of African Soldiers in Politics - Thomas S. Cox
		Civil-Military Relations in Sierra Leone: A Case Study of African Soldiers in Politics.
		Cox analyzes the interaction with civilian elites which has characterized the role of the military in Sierra Leone politics.
	www.foreignaffairs.org /19761001fabook16052/thomas-s-cox/civil-military-relations-in-sierra-leone-a-case-study-of-african-soldiers-in-politics.html?mode=print (200 words)

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