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  SIERRA LEONE - LoveToKnow Article on SIERRA LEONE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The population of the protectorate is estimated at from 1,00o,ooo to 1,500,000.
North of it are the Sierra Leone and Scarcies estuaries; to the south is Yawry Bay.
InhabitantsSierra Leone is inhabited by various negro tribes, the chief being the Timni, the Sulima, the Susu and the Mendi.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SI/SIERRA_LEONE.htm   (5659 words)

  
 A tale of squandered opportunities: Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Ascended the Independence podium in 1961 a proud and satisfied nation; in fact it was the envy of sister countries in Africa and elsewhere.
It is evident that poverty in Sierra Leone is a serious social, economic and political condition in which the poor have insufficient feeding, ill-health, illiteracy, lack of access to safe drinking water, inadequate housing as well as lack of equality of opportunity and access to information and powerlessness.
Sierra Leone’s qualification in 2001 for the HIPC Initiative also requires it to prepare the full PRSP which should outline in detail the country’s strategies as well as articulating its plans to reduce poverty.
www.minesandcommunities.org /Country/sierraleone1.htm   (6943 words)

  
 Sierra Leone News Archives -  - Sierra Leone Web
Sierra Leone was then in the midst of a brutal civil war — a conflict which seldom made headlines in the international press and so went nearly unnoticed outside the country's borders.
Sierra Leone said he met with Liberian rebels over the weekend and appealed to them to act humanely to civilians in the areas under their control.
Sierra Leone was instead represented in Addis Ababa by Vice President Solomon Berewa, and by a lower-level official in Dakar.
www.sierra-leone.org /slnews0203.html   (10596 words)

  
 Afrol Sierra Leone Index Page: Links to Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Economic Development and Indicators is an annual NewAfrica country profile on their pages about African economy.
The Sierra Leone Chiefdoms Vulnerabilty Analysis Web site is based on an analysis by the European Union of the conditions in the northern and eastern provinces of the country.
Friends of Sierra Leone is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 by a small group of returned Peace Corps Volunteers, soon joined by their Sierra Leonean friends.
www.afrol.com /Index/countries/sierraleoneindex.htm   (2873 words)

  
 Sierra Leone - OCHA: 15-Mar-03
In this phase, 648 Sierra Leonean refugees have registered to be airlifted to Sierra Leone to escape the horrors of civil war in Liberia.
Olara Otunnu visits Sierra Leone Under-Secretary-General Olara A. Otunnu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, arrived in Sierra Leone on February 23, to assess the status of war-affected children in the post-conflict peace-building phase.
Otunnu warned that without the prospect of jobs or education, Sierra Leone's youth could be a source of instability in the country.
www.cidi.org /humanitarian/hsr/03a/ixl62.html   (6141 words)

  
 National Tourist Board of Sierra Leone
It is in pursuit of these benefits that the government of Sierra Leone had identified tourism as a priority sector for development – thus tourism has now become the largest contributor to the economy of Sierra Leone after mining and agriculture.
In this vein, government adopted a policy of developing Sierra Leone as middle and up market destination and to ensure that the environment is maintained in a condition, which corresponds to the needs of the tourists, the local habitants and to national objectives.
Despite the slowing down of the growth in economic wealth of developed countries that generate tourist flows to developing countries including Sierra Leone, the world, and in consequence tourism, is in a period of rapid transition.
www.visitsierraleone.org /nationaltouristboard.asp   (1092 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Sierra Leone: Humanitarian Situation Report 01 - 31 Jul 2002
Sierra Leone has been ranked as last, among 173 countries, in the UN Human Development 2002 report, which takes into account factors such as education, life expectancy and per capita income.
President Kabbah formally opened Sierra Leone's Parliament on July 12 in Freetown in the presence of the Presidents of Nigeria, Olusengu Obasanjo; Ghana, John Kuffour; Guinea, Lansana Conte and The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh.
Sierra Leone commemorated the World Population Day with the rest of the world on July 15 with the theme 'Poverty, Population and Development'.
www.reliefweb.int /w/rwb.nsf/6686f45896f15dbc852567ae00530132/1040ca394feaea2685256c0e00636c56?OpenDocument   (5848 words)

  
 Ethnologue: Sierra Leone
(MANDINGO, MADINGO, MANDE, MANINKA-MORI, SOUTHERN MANINKA) [MNI] 90,000 in Sierra Leone, or 2.3% of the population (1989 J. Kaiser TISLL); 1,816,500 in Guinea (1991); 33,800 in Liberia (1991); 200,000 in Mali (1991); 2,140,300 in all countries.
(SUSOO, SOUSSOU, SOSO, SOSE) [SUD] 120,000 in Sierra Leone, or 3.1% of the population (1989 J. Kaiser TISLL); 800,800 in Guinea (1993); 3,000 in Guinea Bissau (1993); 923,000 in all countries.
(DJALLONKE, DYALONKE, JALONKE, YALUNKE) [YAL] 28,000 in Sierra Leone, or 0.7% of the population (1989 J. Kaiser TISLL); 146,800 in Guinea (1991 Vanderaa); 13,000 in Senegal (1991 Vanderaa); 10,000 in Mali (1991); 187,800 in all countries.
www.christusrex.org /www1/pater/ethno/Sier.html   (1361 words)

  
 SIERRA LEONE - Online Information article about SIERRA LEONE
The population of the protectorate is estimated at from 1,000,000 to 1,500,000.
chief being the Timni, the Sulima, the Susu and the Mendi.
Sierra Leone is thus forced to look to its economic development within the See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /SHA_SIV/SIERRA_LEONE.html   (3930 words)

  
 Sierra Leone - OCHA: 15-May-03
Officially, the troops were sent to provide an over-the-horizon force capability to Sierra Leone, against a background of heightened security concerns after an alleged coup attempt in January and worries about a spill over of the Liberian conflict.
Sensitization Campaign UNHCR Sierra Leone and UNHCR Guinea together with Government of Sierra Leone officials and the Implementing Partner, Talking Drum, have completed a week-long mass information campaign in refugee camps in Guinea, where at least 80% of the Sierra Leone refugee population has expressed a strong desire to repatriate.
Meanwhile, the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) gravity fed water system from Matotoka, 22 miles away from Makeni, failed to deliver any water even though pipes had been laid as far as to Makeni; reasons that the water level in the dam was low.
www.cidi.org /humanitarian/hsr/03a/ixl109.html   (7348 words)

  
 GN Online: War-hit Sierra Leone prepares to offer oil blocks
Sierra Leone's cabinet was due yesterday to discuss a law preparing the way for bidding for offshore oil blocks, which the war-ravaged West African country hopes hold substantial reserves, a senior official said.
Sierra Leone is one of the latest countries to join the race to seek foreign bidders whose hunt for African oil has moved beyond the proven riches of the Gulf of Guinea north around West Africa's bulge into the Atlantic.
Oil revenues could be a boon for Sierra Leone's future rulers, whoever they are after the several years needed for exploration and development of new prospects.
www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=16164   (478 words)

  
 OIL IN SIERRA LEONE
Sierra Leone Report in opposition to Stevens’ and his APC government’s kleptocracy and misrule, he reported an incident concerning a corrupt oil transaction as follows
No formal, official statement has ever been made to the citizens of Sierra Leone since 1967, about the oil situation, contrary to a recent reported claim by President Kabbah that he is the first to ‘declare’ that Sierra Leone has oil.
The information which Kabbah now claims to have been the first to declare, had to be drummed out of his government only when they were caught, with their pants down, concluding a deal behind the back of Sierra Leoneans, using the same tactics of deception and secrecy to keep the public in the dark.
www.focus-on-sierra-leone.co.uk /Background_and_History.htm   (2218 words)

  
 Links to Other Sites - Sierra Leone Web
1985 Census of Population and Housing in Sierra Leone
The complete report of Sierra Leone's most recent census, in Self-extracting Windows zip file in MS Word format.
Tables and graphs from Sierra Leone's most recent census, in Self-extracting Windows zip file in MS Word format.
www.sierra-leone.org /links.html   (1216 words)

  
 Sierra Leone:::salone:::sierraleoneans online:::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Indeed, Sierra Leone's Ministry of Trade is actively promoting and encouraging overseas investment from large international and multi-national organisations and smaller scale investments by individual Sierra Leoneans at home and abroad.
All this might be hard to contemplate considering that most of the NEWS and publicity about Sierra Leone in recent times has been negative.
Research shows that 2003 was a growth year for passenger traffic and cargo to and from Sierra Leone, which underscores the view that Sierra Leone is indeed a BOOM area for investment.
www.cophrase.com /salone.htm   (454 words)

  
 USAID Transition Initiatives: Sierra Leone Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Technical assistance to the Government of Sierra Leone for development of a new diamond policy and operations, to enable effective control and monitoring of "conflict" diamonds.
Meanwhile, the UNICEF Representative in Sierra Leone, JoAnna Van Gerpen, welcomed the UN Security Council determination that would make it 'extremely unlikely' for child ex-combatants to be prosecuted by the proposed Special Court for Sierra Leone.
As the crisis deepens, the Government of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the World Food Program, UNHCR and UNICEF, are implementing a two-track approach to deal with the problem.
www.usaid.gov /hum_response/oti/country/sleone/rpt0101.html   (2507 words)

  
 Ministry of Mineral Resources - Sierra Leone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Sierra Leone revived petroleum exploration by announcing its first bid round in April 2002.
Sierra Leone is largely a frontier province for oil exploration as Mobil and Amoco had drilled only two wells in the 1980s.
The area targeted covers the continental shelf, the Sierra Leone Basin, the Sulima Plateau and the Monrovia Fault Zone.
www.minmines-sl.org /petrol.htm   (276 words)

  
 Sulima travel guide — Sulima tourism and travel information
Please visit Sierra Leone travel guide for more travel and tourism iformation and attractions in the Sierra Leone.
You can also browse and buy directly Sulima city guide and Sierra Leone travel guide books, Sulima maps and Sierra Leone maps and atlases.
We are happy to offer cheap airline tickets Sulima, cheap flights Sulima, also available cheap airline tickets to Sierra Leone and to the whole world.
www.city-travel-guide.co.uk /travel-guide/sulima-travel-guide.html   (530 words)

  
 Islamic World.Net: Countries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Sierra Leone: Violations of the Peace Accord - background information and news from Human Rights Watch.
Sierra Leone Internet Services - information and news on Sierra Leone from local and foreign sources, forums and message boards, and more.
Sierra Leone Community - by Sierra Leoneans for Sierra Leoneans.
islamic-world.net /countries/sierraleone.htm   (500 words)

  
 Paying the price - The Sierra Leone peace process
The Sulima Fishing Community Development Project (SFCDP) is an organization based in Soro-Gbema Chiefdom in the extreme southern corner of Sierra Leone, where the country's border with Liberia meets the Atlantic Ocean.
The children of those killed in the fighting, or who died in detention, were among the first to join the RUF when they attacked eastern and southern Sierra Leone from Liberia nine years later.
The focus was bridging the deep rifts between pro-government and pro-RUF refugees in Liberia, particularly in camps near Monrovia and closer to the Sierra Leone border, to improve the lot of those living in exile and prepare the foundations for a return home.
www.c-r.org /accord/s-leone/accord9/grass.shtml   (1532 words)

  
 Travel and Accommodation in Sierra Leone - Naturally Africa Dot Org | Sierra Leone Cultural Travel Recommendations
Tourism in Sierra Leone is highly beach oriented and not surprisingly - the beaches in Sierra Leone, and paticularly those close to Freetown, are repeatedly described as some of the most beautiful in the world by visitors.
Sierra Leone, on the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa, is half the size of Illinois.
Apart from many natural beauty spots, Sierra Leone is rich in diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold and chromite.
naturallyafrica.org /country/sierra-leone/best/best-beaches.php   (375 words)

  
 Sierra Leone - Summary Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Roughly circular in shape, Sierra Leone is located on the southwestern part of the great bulge of West Africa between the 7th and 10th parallels north of the Equator.
The Department of State has warned that travelers to Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital, should be aware that there were two crashes involving helicopters serving the Lungi airport in early 1990.
Airport visas are not available upon arrival in Sierra Leone for United States citizens; visas must, therefore, be obtained in advance from a Sierra Leonean embassy or consulate.
www.gdciq.gov.cn /ywxx/jyjy/wsjyjy/13/country/EInfo/sp161.htm   (2766 words)

  
 Accord Sierra Leone project
Sierra Leone, its regional neighbours and the international community are currently faced with the daunting task of moving from a crisis of effectiveness and credibility to re-establishing an environment for sustainable peace.
CR-Sierra Leone which is the Sierra Leone chapter of Conciliation Resources was established in 1996 as part of CR's West Africa Programme.
Rural Women and Girls in the War in Sierra Leone
www.c-r.org /accord/s-leone/index.shtml   (258 words)

  
 GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE
It is about time the junta understands that it has no legal or moral right to interfere with the transmissions of those facilities.
The people of Sierra Leone and their democratically elected Government under President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah will not accept any changes or amendments to the Conakry Peace Plan, which would result in an extension of the deadline beyond April 22, 1998.
If the illegal regime is so concerned about the plight of the people of Sierra Leone, it should refrain from its unjustified criticisms of ECOWAS, the United Nations system and their personnel who are risking their own lives to bring peace to our country.
www.sulima.com /pubs/jan1398.html   (887 words)

  
 Provinces, Districts, Chiefdoms and Tribes in Sierra Leone
Provinces, Districts, Chiefdoms and Tribes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is divided into four provinces namely:
There are sixteen tribes in Sierra Leone and each tribe has its area of dorminance though as a result of socio economic, cultural and other reasons namely all tribes can be found in each chiefdom, district or province.
www.slcgg.org /provincesinfo.htm   (407 words)

  
 Writing.Com: The Other Side - Chapter 1
The sun was just setting as she walked with her cousin along the harbor in the African City of Sulima, in Sierra Leone.
Becky approached one stand and paid for a bag of peanuts, a basket of oranges, and a sack of cassava with her leone.
Daddy said he's having great progress with the Mende people." She fished in her pocket and pulled out a small figure carved out of stone that was similar-looking to a human.
www.writing.com /main/view_item/item_id/431552/printit/1   (1490 words)

  
 Gheos.com - Travel Information for Sierra Leone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Gheos World Guide 2004 is completely FREE and includes colored maps (political maps, physical maps and satellite images), detailed statistical information, flags, weather reports, anthems and both local and English translations of anthems' texts, as well as many images and photographs from all destinations in Sierra Leone.
Detailed descriptions from sights and places to visit in Sierra Leone can be found on the site.
Younger audiences might learn simpeler things, for example that the capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown.
gheos.com /destinations/sierraleone.htm   (286 words)

  
 National Tourist Board of Sierra Leone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This tourism brief was provided to me courtesy of the National Tourist Board (SL).
It highlights the background and future of Tourism in Sierra Leone.
in Sierra Leone, as in other developing countries, has become the most dynamic and fastest growing industry.
www.ipctravel.net /ntbletter.htm   (1078 words)

  
 Sulima flights — cheap airline tickets to Sulima   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
We are happy to offer discount airline tickets and flights to Sulima as well as cheap airline tickets to Sierra Leone and to the whole world.
Expedia.co.uk offers cheap flights to Sulima as well as cheap airline tickets to Sierra Leone and a lot of other world destinations.
Lastminute.com offers cheap Sulima flights as well as cheap airline tickets to Sierra Leone and to the the whole world.
www.city-travel-guide.co.uk /cheap-flights/sulima-cheap-flights.html   (326 words)

  
 Leonenet Mailing List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Leonenet is a mailing list for Sierra Leoneans and friends of Sierra Leone.
This electronic mailing list is a free forum for discussing, debating, sharing and formulating ideas that concern Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone Web Friends of Sierra Leone BBC Country Profile Sierra Leone Travel and Tourism Information Office Of The President Sierra Leone Writers Series Sierra Leone At The IMF FreetownOnline Website
www.research.umbc.edu /~leoneadm   (93 words)

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