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From 1991 to 2002 civil war consumed Sierra Leone, killing more than 50,000 people. While the story of the war has been told in various forms (most notably the Hollywood movie Blood Diamond), far less attention has focused on the country’s attempts to step out from behind the specter of violenc   But in this short […]

Sierra Rutile Limited has provided an operational update on the fourth quarter of 2013: – Record full-year 2013 rutile production of 120,349 tonnes, a 27% increase on 2012 production. – Full-year ilmenite production of 32,349 tonnes, a 47% increase on 2012 production. – Production for Q4 was in line with budget: Rutile production of 36,059 […]

NEW YORK – At 33, Ishmael Beah has a radiant smile and laughs easily and often. That’s especially striking if you’ve read his 2007 best-selling memoir, A Long Way Gone, about being forced into becoming a “boy soldier” in Sierra Leone’s vicious civil war 20 years ago https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2014/01/08/radiance-of-tomorrow-by-ishmael-beah/4360475/

The Chairman, FCT Football Association, Musa Talle, on Monday boasted that no African country could stop the Falconets from qualifying for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women World Cup. The Nigerian ladies will meet South Africa in the first leg of the final round of African qualifiers on Saturday in Abuja. https://premiumtimesng.com/sports/152768-african-country-can-stop-falconets-world-cup-qualification-fa-chairman.html

SALT LAKE CITY — After traveling back to his home country of Sierra Leone in December, Fas Lebbie recalls children curiously approaching a growing crowd in the street of Freetown. The Southern Utah University student said he stood in the center of the crowd, assisting a young boy as he stepped gingerly on a skateboard […]

At 9am on New Year’s day I started 2014 with a live broadcast from the promenade in Freetown. As far as I could see along the beach young boys were playing football. Game after game in either direction along the coast. The ocean was disregarded as a sideline, the ball was kicked in and out […]

The daughter of a Sierra Leone market woman, Zainab Hawa Bangura became known for documenting sexual violence against women and speaking out against the atrocities and corruption during that nation’s decade-long civil war. She also became a target for assassination attempts, but in 1996 Sierra Leone held its first democratic election in 25 years, with […]

H. E. Mr. Zhao Yanbo, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Sierra Leone, arrived in Freetown on Dec 31, 2013, and was warmly received by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Sierra Leone https://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/64293

FREETOWN — Sierra Leone’s National Power Authority [NPA], which is responsible for providing the country with power, has deployed a new device that can detect faulty underground cables. The hope is to help provide electricity around-the-clock through the use of this equipment. It will have a great impact on Sierra Leoneons, who face blackouts on a […]

Editor’s note: This is the first part of a two-part story. The second portion will run in the Jan. 2 edition of The Cabinet. SIERRA LEONE, West Africa – When I completed my Peace Corps assignment in Sierra Leone, West Africa, more than 25 years ago, a war there was unimaginable. – See more at: […]