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SIERRA LEONE: Tighten Security to Curb Drug Trafficking

ipsnews.net     16 hrs ago          

By Lansana Fofana FREETOWN, Jul 25 (IPS) - The court appearance follows the seizure of a Venezuelan-registered aircraft on July 13, when it crash-landed unannounced at Sierra Leone's international airport. Since civil war broke...                

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Craig and Marc Kielburger: Child Soldier Has No Place at Gitmo

huffingtonpost.com     23 hrs ago          

Their stories are all too shocking, yet all too familiar. In Sierra Leone, boys as young as 10 were turned into bloodthirsty soldiers through an injection called "brown brown," a mixture of cocaine and gunpowder used to induce...                

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Outgoing UN Legal Chief Says Peace and Justice Must Go Hand in Hand

newsblaze.com     14 hrs ago          

Although maintaining the balance between restoring peace and ending impunity can be sensitive and complex, amnesties for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are unacceptable, according to the United Nations Legal...                

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Kanye West Beats Sound Problems To Stun Global Gathering

gigwise.co.uk     13 hrs ago   8 related          

US rapper Kanye West proclaimed himself to be at the top of the hip-hop ladder as he headlined the Global Gathering Festival in Stratford-Upon-Avon tonight (July 25th). The rapper, who was making his only UK festival appearance...                

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Wild Africa

hindu.com     18 hrs ago   1 related          

Filmed over two years in more than 20 countries of the continent, Wild Africa explores the continent from its natural historical background to evolution till date. From Uganda in the east to Sierra Leone in the west, Africa’s...                

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EU publishes airlines blacklist

unian.net     yesterday   13 related          

The European Union has issued a list of blacklisted airlines banned from travelling into its airspace due to fears over their safety standards, according to BBC. The list includes all airlines from Indonesia, the Democratic...                

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Sierra Leone: More Equipment for Connaught

allafrica.com     yesterday   1 related          

Posted to the web 25 July 2008 Mohamed Massaquoi Freetown Minister of health and sanitation Wednesday announced the supply of modern medical equipment to the Connaught hospital in Freetown. Dr. Soccoh Kabia said the supply was...                

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Sierra Leone: Olympic Day Run for Sunday

allafrica.com     yesterday   1 related          

Posted to the web 25 July 2008 Sahr Morris Jnr. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) in collaboration with the National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone (NOCSLE) will host its annual Olympic Day run in Freetown on Sunday....                

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Sierra Leone: No Bail for 'Cocaine Suspects'

allafrica.com     yesterday   1 related          

Posted to the web 25 July 2008 Mohamed Masaquoi Magistrate Deen Tarawallie Thursday refused to grant bail to all accused persons charged in the cocaine matter at the Freetown magistrate court. Acting director of public...                

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Sierra Leone: Koroma Admonishes Ecowas MPs, Gets Security Council Support

allafrica.com     yesterday   1 related          

President Ernest Bai Koroma yesterday received members of the ECOWAS sub-committee ICT and expressed happiness in seeing that the committee was busy carrying out its mandate in preparation for the heads of state summit in...                

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