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	Freetown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Freetown, population 1,070,200 (2004), is the largest city and capital of Sierra Leone, lying on the Freetown Peninsula on the Atlantic coast.
		In 1792, Freetown was founded by former slaves from Nova Scotia, and survived being pillaged by the French in 1794.
		Freetown's suburbs stretch along the coast, forming a working class East End of Wellington, Kissy, Cline Town, Fourah Bay, Kossa Town and Foulah Town and a bourgeois West End of Congo Town, Murray Town, Wilberforce and Aberdeen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Freetown (538 words)

	Freetown, Sierra Leone, Pictures
		Freetown, capital, largest city, and principal port of Sierra Leone, on a peninsula on the southern bank of the estuary of the Sierra Leone River.
		Freetown was founded in 1787 by British abolitionists as a home for liberated slaves.
		Freetown became the capital of the independent state of Sierra Leone in 1961.
	www.greatestcities.com /Africa/Sierra_Leone/Freetown_city_state_capital.html (230 words)

	Sierra Leone's last suspect still at large - Boston.com
		FREETOWN, Sierra Leone --As long as Johnny Koroma remains at large or his death unconfirmed, the specter of the one-time military junta leader accused of war crimes will haunt Sierra Leoneans.
		The court that wants to try Koroma was arranged by the United Nations and Sierra Leone after the war to prosecute those who committed abuses during the conflict, which saw fighters battling for control of diamond fields lopping off the lips, ears and limbs of terrified civilians.
		Koroma's most ardent supporters are among the three groups crucial to moving Sierra Leone from peace to prosperity: the unemployed youth, the officer corps he once led and the police force many believe helped him escape.
	www.boston.com /news/world/africa/articles/2006/04/25/sierra_leones_last_suspect_still_at_large (773 words)

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		A high-density waste, as is the case with the Freetown solid waste, may have high proportions of soil, vegetable matter and moisture, whereas a low-density waste might be mostly plastic and paper packaging, with low moisture contents.
		In Freetown quantities of wastes generated are lower because of overall poverty, low consumption, and extensive scavenging or salvaging by beggars and the very poor.
		In Sierra Leone, environmental legislation and its enforcement are in a shambles.
	www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2004/05/06/000160016_20040506173901/Rendered/INDEX/E9421Sierra0Leone0Power0and0Water.txt (19111 words)

	Sierra Leone
		Sierra Leone, on the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa, is half the size of Illinois.
		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.
		Cannibals in the postcolony: Sierra Leone's intersecting hegemonies in Charlie Haffner's Slave Revolt Drama Amistad Kata-Kata.(Critical......
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107959.html (1058 words)

	Sierra Leone Travel and Tourism Information
		The Visit Sierra Leone site is a comprehensive visitors’ guide to Sierra Leone offering travel and tourism information to assist you when planning your trip.
		Visit Sierra Leone is working with selected hotels to ensure that you get some of the best rates for top class hotels in Freetown.
		Despite significant progress, Sierra Leone faces numerous threats to its stability as it continues on the path to recovery from the...
	www.visitsierraleone.org (651 words)

	CNN - Hundreds ignore flight ban, flee Sierra Leone - May 30, 1997
		FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (CNN) -- Hundreds of people fled Sierra Leone Friday, hopping rides with the U.S. Marines, the United Nations or other nations' aircraft to escape the country torn apart by mutinous soldiers in Sunday's coup.
		Nigeria opposes the coup and favors the reinstatement of ousted Sierra Leone President Ahmed Tajan Kabbah.
		Sunday's was the third coup in five years in Sierra Leone, a mineral-rich country impoverished by decades of corruption, political strife and civil war.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9705/30/sierra.leone (668 words)

	Freetown - Visit Sierra Leone
		was established in 1827 in Freetown and rapidly became a magnet for English-speaking Africans on the West Coast.
		The markets in Freetown are colourful and can be noisy as every trader tries to capture your attention, but just like Freetown and Sierra Leone, there’s a certain charm to it.
		Sierra Leoneans love to have a good time and in Freetown you’re never far away from an entertainment spot.
	www.visitsierraleone.org /freetown.asp (590 words)

	SIERRA LEONE
		The education system in Sierra Leone is very limited and inadequate for the size of the country's population.
		Sierra Leone has only 1 university, also located in Freetown.
		The lack of transportation system in Sierra Leone and the scarcity of educational institutions makes it exceptionally difficult to provide formal education for the population of Sierra Leone.
	www.usd.edu /~clehmann/pop_prob/sierra/v3_slide0007.htm (120 words)

	Sierra Leone
		Sierra Leone has long had women chiefs and highly-educated women, and the oldest girls' school in Africa is Annie Walsh Memorial School for Girls.
		Sierra Leone became a republic in 1971, with Siaka Stevens as President for a five-year term.
		The president of Sierra Leone, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, was re-elected (14 May) in the first vote since the end of the nation's devastating civil war.
	us-africa.tripod.com /sierra2.html (2211 words)

	OSAC - Freetown, Sierra Leone: 2006 Crime and Safety Report
		The major roads connecting Freetown to outlying provincial cities and towns can be hazardous to drive, especially at night, due to the poor condition of the road, the high rate of speed used by local drivers, and the constant presence of disabled vehicles stopped in the middle of the roads.
		The most visible police presence in Sierra Leone is unarmed uniformed officers directing traffic and patrolling assigned areas on foot or motorcycle.
		All travelers to Sierra Leone are encouraged to purchase insurance to cover the medical expenses associated with a serious accident, injury or illness.
	www.osac.gov /Reports/report.cfm?contentID=42931 (1926 words)

	Sierra Leone
		Sierra Leone’s legal system is based on English law and customary laws indigenous to local tribes.
		Sierra Leone Leone (1 USD = 2,100.00 SLL as of May 15, 2002).
		The official minimum age for employment is 18 years, although children between the ages of 12 and 18 years may be employed in certain nonhazardous occupations, provided they have their parents' consent.
	www.erieri.co.uk /freedata/HRCodes/SIERRA_LEONE.htm (1398 words)

	OTAL - Sierra Leone
		The main seaport in Sierra Leone is the Port of Freetown, which is situated in Freetown the capital.
		The majority of shipments to Freetown are food and aid supplies for the UN troops but bit by bit commercial business is recovering and imports and exports are picking up.
		Sierre Leone Ports Authority (SLPA) is a semi-autonomous organisation established by the Ports Act in 1964 (ammended in 1991).
	www.otal.com /sierra/index.htm (1033 words)

	Five Minutes in Freetown, Sierra Leone
		We flew to Sierra Leone with a quarter ton of supplies and gifts including many veterinary supplies generously donated by our vet Frances Cipullo of the Appalachian Animal Hospital and Butler Animal Health Supply, our vet supply company.
		Sierra Leone was a British Crown Colony until 1961, when it gained independence.
		But soon it became obvious that the looting and pillaging of the riches (diamonds, gold, etc) of Sierra Leone was big business, and mercenaries from outside the country (including neighboring Liberia) took over and continued the war, and no one really knew what it was all about anymore.
	www.gorilla-haven.org /gh5minsinfreetown.htm (2617 words)

	State House - Freetown, Sierra Leone
		Pen-nit me, therefore, to present the Sierra Leone crisis from the point of view of the true victims of a corrupt, inept and tribalistic regime.
		It is glaringly evident that the current problems of Sierra Leone including the coup d’etat all emanate from the non-implementation of the Abidjan Peace Accord by Mr.
		Your Excellency, it now amazes Sierra Leoneans that these same international organisations and other countries arc now advocating for the destruction of the nation of Sierra Leone as a means of correcting that for which they arc to blame.
	www.sulima.com /pubs/jpk18897.html (1662 words)

	CNN - Post-war Sierra Leone: gangs, hunger, corpses - Feb. 16, 1998
		FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (CNN) -- With fighting curtailed in Freetown, the battered West African capital now faces roaming vigilante gangs, widespread hunger and the threat of disease spread by exposed and rotting corpses.
		Kabbah, due to return to Freetown in the next few weeks, was deposed in May during a military coup led by Lt. Col.
		In the central town of Makeni, about 62 miles (100 kilometers) east of Freetown, rebel gunmen were hoisting white flags to signal their surrender, ECOMOG soldiers said.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9802/16/sierra.leone/index.html (558 words)

	The Luke Society - Freetown, Sierra Leone
		Sierra Leone is a country scarred by war.
		The Lomé Peace Accord was signed in 1999, and Sierra Leone is in the process of healing.
		As the scars of war begin to fade, the people of Sierra Leone are hoping to restore their country.
	www.lukesociety.org /news/spring2004sierraleone.html (902 words)

	Sierra Leone (Harpers.org)
		There was rioting in Freetown, Sierra Leone, after two dwarf comedians were substituted for a pair of Nigerian midgets called Aki and Paw Paw, who didn't show up for a performance.
		The Special Court for Sierra Leone, a United Nations-sponsored war-crimes tribunal, opened, though the prime suspect, former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor, was enjoying political asylum in Nigeria.
		Former Liberian president Charles Taylor was caught attempting to flee Nigeria and was sent to Sierra Leone, where he pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of war crimes.
	www.harpers.org /SierraLeone.html (262 words)

	Sierra Leone on the Internet
		Sierra Leone is introducing the Internet in its educational institutions in the year 2002.
		Sierra Leone "civil society membership organisation dedicated to the promotion of transparency, accountability and integrity in government." Has a list of local officials, their party affiliation and positions.
		Was the primary export earner for Sierra Leone before the civil conflict of the 1990s providing about 50% of the total foreign exchange earnings of the government.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/sierra.html (3725 words)

	Operation Classroom: Freetown, Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Traffic in Freetown is heavy and dexterity with the brakes and use of the horn is a very important aspect of driving in this city.
		Abu successfully navigated the 'road' passing within inches of market stalls that lined one side of the 'road.' The other side of the road was a sharp dropoff.
		The long trip from Lapel, Indiana ended on a sidestreet in Freetown as everything from dried milk, medical supplies, well drilling equipment, office furniture and educational materials were unloaded, distributed or stored.
	members.aol.com /salonesix/freetown.html (442 words)

	Sierra Leone Report: Identity Crisis
		While many in the Freetown press corps see no conflicts of interest in their colleagues' bids for office, veteran newsman Kamara cautions against compromising the already shaky credibility of the local media.
		Frank Kposowa, former president of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists explains that since authorities loosened licensing restrictions in the early 1980s, he has witnessed what he calls an onslaught of "fly-by-night operations" run by people with uncertain journalistic credentials.
		Other members of the Freetown press corps cite their own vulnerability to bribe taking and influence peddling as major hurdles to achieving real independence from the various groups competing for power in the tiny West African nation.
	www.cpj.org /Briefings/2002/sierra_leone_aug02/sierra_leone_aug02.html (1450 words)

	DEVELOPMENT-SIERRA LEONE: Freetown Shackled by Garbage
		FREETOWN, Aug 6 (IPS) - Winstanley Johnson will probably go down in history books for the fact that earlier this year, he became the first elected mayor in 30 years of Sierra Leone's capital - Freetown.
		Sierra Leone's civil war, which officially ended in January 2002, was largely fought over control of the country's extensive diamond resources.
		A war crimes tribunal in Freetown is currently trying those alleged of bearing the greatest responsibility for these crimes.
	www.ipsnews.net /interna.asp?idnews=24980 (1002 words)

	SIERRA LEONE - SANKOH
		As V-O-A's John Pitman reports from Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, the two men apologized to the country for the destruction caused by the war - but it remains to be seen whether their apologies will soothe the victims' anger.
		Reaction to the rebel leader's return has been muted somewhat here in Freetown by a widespread public desire to see what the two men will do once they start working in their new government positions.
		Sankoh's presence in Freetown was a requirement to end the war, others say they are having a hard time accepting Mr.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/1999/10/991003-leone.htm (1140 words)

	Guide to Freetown Sierra Leone
		In many minds, especially those within the borders of Sierra Leone, Freetown is a name forever scarred with poverty, strife, and even war.
		Freetown's airport is located across Fourah Bay, a body of water traversed by ferries running tirelessly throughout the day.
		Walking is surely the best method of transit within Freetown, but if you're in need of something with a bit more speed, taxis are the way to go.
	www.flightcomparison.co.uk /flightcomparison/flights/freetownguidefna.htm (561 words)

	Sierra Leone, Freetown: American International School of Freetown
		Sierra Leone, Freetown: American International School of Freetown
		It is a private, coeducational day school, which offers an educational program from preschool through grade 8 to students of all nationalities.
		Organization: The School is governed by a 6-member Board of Directors elected for a one-year term by members of the American International School of Freetown Association (AISF).
	www.state.gov /m/a/os/1341.htm (481 words)

	Sierra Leone Flights, Freetown Flights - Kevin McPhillips Travel
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		KEVIN MCPHILLIPS TRAVEL is universally recognised as the world's only Sierra Leone flight specialist company solely offering non stop scheduled service flights to and from Freetown, Sierra Leone.
		Information for flights to and from Freetown is to be found by clicking onto the main green buttons at the top, whilst a visit to the links to the left of this page will tell you a little more about the country of Sierra Leone.
	www.sierraleonetravel.com (183 words)

	IEARN Sierra Leone
		IEARN Sierra Leone is a registered Non Governmental Organisation under the Youth Education and Sports Ministry as a 501(C)3 tax-exempt not-for-profit organisation.
		To accomplish this, we have a two-fold mission: to directly rehabilitate Sierra Leonean youths through education and exchanges, and to promote peace education in schools, both in Sierra Leone and all over the world.
		Since its inception, iEARN SL has offered possibilities for over 850 war affected youth and school going children to participate in global issues and has given them a powerful forum for letting their voices be heard beyond the confines of Sierra Leone.
	www.iearnsierraleone.org (240 words)

	The Crisis in Sierra Leone: An Update From Dr. Randolph Nugent, General Secretary
		We have received reports of the situation in Sierra Leone via the BBC and will provide reports from United Methodist Church members there as soon as we can make direct contact.
		It is reported that hundreds of people have been killed, that corpses are lining the streets of the capital, that people are being used by combatants as human shields, and that hundreds of thousands more people are trapped in their homes, with little or no food, water, and electricity.
		Although many of the buildings housing the conference's ministries were destroyed in earlier fighting, under the leadership of Bishop Humper, church leaders and church members have continued to work hard to rebuild and renew congregations and to provide a healing ministry to United Methodists and others who have been ravaged, traumatized, and scattered by war.
	gbgm-umc.org /africa/sierra-leone/sierraup.html (1110 words)

	Sierra Leone Flights, Freetown Flights - Kevin McPhillips Travel - Shipping
		This facility is a clear indication of the Sierra Leone Government's commitment for significant improvement, security and expansion of port facilities.
		Through the services provided, Sierra Leone has not only addressed its international obligations in keeping with future changes but also allows the country to trade freely with the important US export market of minerals including rutile and bauxite.
		100% inspection of containers arriving and departing Freetown is today the norm, placing Sierra Leone ahead of all other countries throughout West Africa in security, so vastly improving the whole import/export experience for commercial enterprises and shipping lines worldwide.
	www.sierraleonetravel.com /sierra_leone_shipping.htm (268 words)

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