Tag Archives: Makeni

Mixed Reaction to Sentencing of Liberia’s Charles Taylor

May 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison for aiding and abetting war crimes in Sierra Leone. Hundreds of people turned out at a courthouse in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, to … read more »

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Cops quell Sierra Leone by-election riot

January 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Freetown – Police used live bullets and tear gas to quell rioting between followers of Sierra Leone’s ruling party and opposition where several people suffered stab wounds, police and witnesses said on Monday. A witness said members of the ruling … read more »

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Sierra Leone – Freetown mayor indicted

November 29, 2011 by benim

Makeni – Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday announced the indictment of the mayor of the capital Freetown and nine other top officials for corruption-related crimes. Herbert Williams, mayor since 2007, was indicted on 25 counts including embezzlement and tax … read more »

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S Leone city offers ‘virgin scholarships’

November 25, 2011 by benim

Sierra Leone – A city in Sierra Leone is offering a five-year scholarship to girls who keep their virginity until they complete university. The aim is to cut teenage pregnancies by ensuring “that at least 80% of school going girls … read more »

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SLeone launches plan to clamp down on illicit arms

July 25, 2011 by benim

Sierra Leone has launched a five-year plan to regulate the sale and use of small arms, which still abound a decade after the end of a civil war, causing insecurity, an official said Monday. “The proliferation of illicit small arms … read more »

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Sierra Leone ordered to pay soldiers

June 28, 2011 by benim

Freetown – A three-member human rights commission on Tuesday ordered the Sierra Leone government to pay all financial benefits due to 235 ex-soldiers who had been wrongly classified as mentally ill. The tribunal set up on June 1 to probe … read more »

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