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13 Nov 2012
 
 
EU: Statement by the European Union election observation mission, reinforces its presence in Sierra Leone with fifty new observers (13/11/2012)
STATEMENT
A group of 50 European Union short term observers, coming from 25 EU member states and Norway, is being deployed throughout the country today to observe the 17 November Presidential, Parliamentary...
 
 
25 Oct 2012
 
EU: Statement by the European Union Election Observation Mission, on light policing in Sierra-Leone ahead of elections (25/10/2012)
STATEMENT
Following the first phase of electioneering for the forthcoming Sierra Leone elections, the light policing at campaign rallies has been described as "a good sign for a peaceful election" by the...
 
 
04 Oct 2012
 
 
 
Daily podcast – October 4, 2012.
PODCAST
Shifts in the African National Congress’ (or ANC’s) membership within South Africa's provinces have given President Jacob Zuma a fighting chance of holding on to the party leadership and the...
 
 
12 Sep 2012
 
Sierra Leone
Country Profiles

Sierra Leone

Capital city: Freetown
Languages: English (official); Mende, Temne, Krio...

 
 
25 Oct 2010
 
Winner-takes–all Politics and Africa’s Future
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Africa is one of the geographical spaces that exemplify Samuel Huntington's ‘third wave of democratisation' in the late Twentieth Century. In the 1990s, owing to the loss of legitimacy of...
 
 
07 Oct 2009
 
African Opposition Parties Have Their Share of the Blame
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The end of the Cold War led to or coincided with the establishment or re-introduction of multiparty political systems across Africa. In the early 1990s, almost all the African countries adopted new...
 
 
25 Jun 2007
 
Taylor boycott forces delay of trial
TAYLOR TRIAL
Judges delayed Charles Taylor's trial on charges of directing atrocities in Sierra Leone on Monday after the former Liberian President failed to show up in court, saying he lacked funds for a...
 
 
29 Jan 2007
 
Liberia: Johnson Sirleaf: Annual Message (29/01/2007)
2007
Date: 29/01/2007
Source: Liberia government
Title: Johnson Sirleaf: Annual message

ANNUAL MESSAGE
Delivered By
Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
President of the...

 
 
14 Nov 2005
 
Pandor: Commonwealth Council for Education Ministers Mid-term Review Meeting (14/11/2005)
2005
Speech by Minister of Education, N Pandor, at the 15th Commonwealth Council for Education Ministers (CCEM) Mid-term Review Meeting for the Africa Region, Cyprus, Malta, and the United Kingdom, in...
 
 
21 May 2004
 
Sierra Leone gears up for historic local polls
News
War-torn Sierra Leone is looking to local elections on Saturday as a major leap forward in its rehabilitation after a decade of rebel conflict that decimated the tiny west African state.
 
 
23 Apr 2004
 
EU to fund road link for northern Sierra Leone
News
The European Union will contribute 17.8 million euros to a road project linking Sierra Leone with its northern neighbor Guinea, state radio reported Thursday.
 
 
08 Mar 2004
 
Indictment hangs over Sierra Leone war crimes court
News
Of the 13 people indicted by the UN-backed war crimes court for the west African state of Sierra Leone, only Sam Hinga Norman, a former government minister, is seen to have been wrongly accused of...
 
 
13 Feb 2003
 
Liberian rebels claim to have seized key towns
News
Liberian rebels Wednesday claimed to have taken more key towns and said they will intensify military pressure on President Charles Taylor to quit the seaside capital of Monrovia.
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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