Sierra Leone News

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Judges of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague have rejected a request by former Liberian President Charles Taylor to reopen his defense case.

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State student chapter of Engineers Without Borders recently returned from its second trip to Sierra Leone, Africa, where they continued their ongoing projects in the village of Baoma, located nearby to the coastal city of Freetown.

A Nov. 8, 2011 rally at Occupy Wall Street where Feinstein spoke about his book.

Services are currently available in the country's main towns and cities, including Freetown, Makeni, Bo, Koidu, Kenema and Waterloo, via a network of 20 base stations.

Whether you crave a hearty stew, a savory pot pie or a cheesy casserole, these dishes will hit the spot.

Participants at the Sierra Leone Conference on Development and Transformation outlining recommendations on how to develop of the country.

Mr Schulenburg has for months been the victim of a local media slur campaign. However, the government recently issued a denial of reports that he had been declared a persona non grata.

New York, Feb 2 2012 7:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his appreciation of the work of the outgoing United Nations envoy to Sierra Leone, Michael von der Schulenburg, including his initiatives to boost donor cooperation and efficient aid use in the West African country.

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Political parties in Sierra Leone say a top U.N. representative to the nation is leaving as polls approach later this year.

ELIZABETH JACKSON: The ABC's Foreign Correspondent program returns to our screens on Tuesday night for its 20th year on air.

THE New Statesman recently carried an article entitled The Vagabond King. It tells the story of Valentine Strasser.

The journey of the next fifty years of independence has begun; and we are gathered here today to map out how we are going to make it better than the journey we made during the last fifty years.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his appreciation of the work of the outgoing United Nations envoy to Sierra Leone, Michael von der Schulenburg, including his initiatives to boost donor cooperation and efficient aid use in the West African country.

China's finger is now in virtually every Zimbabwean pie and the Chinese Yuan may soon become the official currency Written by Ralph Sawyerr on February 2, 2012.

Thirty foreign medical specialists arrived in Sierra Leone on Thursday where they will give free treatment in often complex and expensive cases, the health ministry said.

When 25-year-old Valentine Strasser seized power in Sierra Leone in 1992, he became the world's youngest head of state.

Charles Taylor's defense lawyers have made a request for judges to allow the former Liberian president to reopen his defense, almost one year after arguments in the case were concluded.