By Naomi Schwarz Freetown 11 August 2007 In Sierra Leone, turnout is high for presidential and parliamentary elections. These are the first elections since peacekeepers left Sierra Leone after more than ten years of civil war. Some are saying the vot...
By Naomi Schwarz Freetown 09 August 2007 In Sierra Leone, on the last day of campaigning, voters and observers are expressing concern that tampering, violence, and poor weather will mar presidential and parliamentary elections set for Saturday. These...
By Naomi Schwarz Freetown 09 August 2007 In a densely populated, ramshackle neighborhood of Freetown, in Sierra Leone, Hariatu Turay is battling for a seat in parliament, one of only 64 women running out of more than 500 candidates. Naomi Schwarz vis...
Sierra Treeline 山脊树林 Could global warming allow forests to expand into higher elevations than they have reached in more than a thousand years? Learn more about studying alpine treelines -- today on Earth and Sky. JB: This is Earth and Sky. The h...
Britain's role in Sierra Leone: Prime Minister's broadcast, Friday 19 May 2000 There are many things about this country which make us proud. But close to the top of any list must come our Armed Forces. Their professionalism and courage has earned re...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 04 May 2007 Proceedings against a former rebel leader have resumed at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Freetown, even as the court's slow pace is frustrating human rights activists. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from Dakar...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 22 March 2007 On a map, Sierra Leone is separated from New York City by nearly 7,000 kilometers. For one young Sierra Leonean man now living in New York, the journey involved much more than traveling the physical distance....
By Nico Colombant Dakar 20 February 2007 Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf attends opening session of ECOWAS summit, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 19 Jan 2007 The leaders of Liberia and Sierra Leone met in Guinea with embattled President Lansa...
By Kari Barber Dakar 03 February 2007 Sierra Leone, which was recently forgiven more than $1.5 billion in debt, is now looking at how to spend the extra funds. Some in the impoverished nation say they worry the government will mishandle money set as...
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