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On Monday, 12 Sierra Leonean refugees were flown home to Freetown. (unhcr.org)
Sierra Leone said it had pushed "renegade soldiers" who attempted to break into a military armoury in Freetown during the early hours of Sunday back to the outskirts of the capital and had restored calm, after imposing a nationwide curfew. (medworm.com)
Sierra Leone's President and ruling party candidate Julius Maada Bio speaks to journalists after casting his vote for national elections at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. (medworm.com)
It took up its work again in the 2000s, and since 2010, GIZ has been represented in the country again with a regional office for Sierra Leone and Liberia in Freetown. (giz.de)
FREETOWN, June 5, 2020 - The World Bank Group's Board of Executive Directors discussed a new Country Partnership Framework for Sierra Leone for 2021-2026, which prioritizes investments in human capital, job creation, economic diversification and building a resilient health system. (worldbank.org)
Sierra Leone has nixed plans to build a controversial, $318 million airport outside the capital of Freetown with a Chinese company and funded by Chinese loans. (cnn.com)
On Monday, August 14, a chunk of mountain came down under the force of rain, onto the houses that hugged the slopes of Mount Sugar Loaf about five miles outside the capital Freetown, Sierra Leone, according to government officials and aid agencies. (ucc.org)
Mrs. Ebun James, general secretary of the Council of Churches in Sierra Leone, spoke about the devastation Freetown experienced over the weekend with heavy rains and flooding. (ucc.org)
It is rainy season in Sierra Leone and this year has been particularly wet, with Freetown receiving more than 27 inches of rain between July 1 and August 13 - more than double the average of 11.8 inches, according to the US National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center. (ucc.org)
This week on the podcast, we are joined from Freetown by Sierra Leonean and American author Ishmael Beah to discuss the elections. (africasacountry.com)
For young people in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, there is a code for the perilous journey that they are making to Europe via Libya. (africasacountry.com)
In this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, nurses gather outside the Faculty of Nursing, College of Medicine, and Allied Health Services in Freetown, Sierra Leone. (newser.com)
First, flood-related displacement is a feature of life for people living in informal settlements in Kampala (Uganda), Freetown (Sierra Leone), and Ruiru (in Kiambu county, part of the wider Nairobi metropolitan area, Kenya). (lu.se)

For the documentary film, see Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars (film) . (wikipedia.org)
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars (also called Refugee All Stars ) is a band from Sierra Leone which was formed by a group of refugees displaced to Guinea during the Sierra Leone Civil War . (wikipedia.org)
[1] Their story is documented in the 2005 documentary film Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars . (wikipedia.org)
They had been searching nearby refugee camps in Guinea for stories like the Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, which could "balance the Western media's focus on the region's violence with a sense of African society's beauty and resilience. (wikipedia.org)
The 2005 documentary film Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, their three albums, and U.S. tours helped expand their following, leading to performances at New York's Central Park SummerStage, Japan's Fuji Rock Festival and the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival . (wikipedia.org)
Religious tolerance in the West African country is very high and is generally considered a norm and part of Sierra Leone's cultural identity. (wikipedia.org)
CDC began supporting Sierra Leone's HIV response in 2008. (cdc.gov)
Most Sierra Leoneans feel that justice must be brought to the victims of Sierra Leone's civil war, but some have complained that the high cost of the trial could have been better spent rebuilding their country. (voanews.com)
The Government of Sierra Leone's new Medium-term National Development Plan (MTNDP) 2019-2023 has been founded on a strong political commitment to deliver devel-opment results that would improve the welfare of Sierra Leone's citizens. (imf.org)
Alleged US interference in Sierra Leone's elections poses a grave threat to the country's democracy, Abdul Fatorma, who heads up the UK-based Campaign for Human Rights Development International, told RT on Tuesday. (rt.com)
The 50-cent coin was introduced in 1972 and included a similar design to the first coins, but included a portrait of Sierra Leone's second president. (worldatlas.com)
Kamara is Sierra Leone's candidate for the presidency of the African National Bank, a position which comes vacant next year and is likely to be hotly contested. (yahoo.com)
Sierra Leone's experience in post-conflict reconstruction gives it an insight into some of the development bank's key areas of focus, Kamara said. (yahoo.com)
In addition, the federal enterprise is advising the Sierra Leone's Ministry of Agriculture on developing guidelines and improvements for institutional and technical capacity. (giz.de)
Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, Sierra Leone's economy grew by 5.1 percent in 2019 driven mainly by robust activities in agriculture and services. (worldbank.org)
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio (L) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 3, 2018. (cnn.com)
But Sierra Leone's decision is the first time an African government has canceled an already announced, major China-backed deal. (cnn.com)
Speaking to the BBC on Wednesday, Sierra Leone's Aviation Minister Kabineh Kallon said the current airport would be renovated instead. (cnn.com)
Sierra Leone's former president Ernest Bai Koroma with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2016. (cnn.com)
Representatives of Sierra Leone's finance ministry and central bank did not immediately respond to requests for comment. (gulf-times.com)
Aitken added that Sierra Leone's growth is unlikely to pass 4 percent this year, warning that inflation remained high at 18 percent. (gulf-times.com)
As evening falls over Sierra Leone's Banana Island archipelago, thousands of bats stream from their beachside roosts and circle over the jungle village of Dublin. (taipeitimes.com)
Sierra Leone's resources - diamonds, gold, fish and more recently iron ore - have been extracted and exported in great quantities throughout its history, yet the country remains one of the poorest in the world. (taipeitimes.com)
The Carter Center has been a force for peace in Sierra Leone since 2002, when it observed the first presidential and parliamentary elections following the end of Sierra Leone's devastating civil war. (cartercenter.org)
What's at stake in Sierra Leone's elections on June 24? (africasacountry.com)
How strong are Sierra Leone's ethnic divisions, which inform most voting preferences? (africasacountry.com)
These data summarize vaccine introduction status in Sierra Leone's in the national immunization programme. (who.int)

In 2015, after CDC's support of the nation's Ebola epidemic response, a permanent country office was established in partnership with the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Health and Sanitation. (cdc.gov)
In 2015, after helping the nation respond to Ebola, a permanent country office was established to support the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS). (cdc.gov)
By Carolyn Cohn and Chris Vellacott LONDON (Reuters) - The Ebola outbreak has not hurt foreign investment in Sierra Leone but will inevitably require more spending to fight it, the country's foreign minister said on Monday. (yahoo.com)
Sierra Leone is among a group of West African countries suffering the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola, accounting for close to a third of the more than 600 deaths across the region since February, according to World Health Organization figures. (yahoo.com)
Further progress against Ebola in Guinea and Sierra Leone is proving stubborn, with a drop in cases holding steady over the past three weeks, and response indicators showing a mixed picture for both countries last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said [Wednesday] in its weekly report on the outbreak's trajectory…" (Schnirring, 4/22). (kff.org)
British Airways has temporarily suspended all flights to Sierra Leone and Liberia due to the Ebola outbreak. (itv.com)
More than 100 British personnel are arriving in Sierra Leone to combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. (itv.com)
After hundreds of deaths in the country due to Ebola , Sierra Leone is heading for a lockdown. (newser.com)
In December 2013, a large Zaire Ebola virus outbreak began in rural Guinea (West Africa), then spread to densely populated urban regions in Guinea and to neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone. (msdmanuals.com)
Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia were declared free of Ebola in 2016. (msdmanuals.com)

Four Sierra Leonean refugees who crossed into northern Liberia in recent days told UNHCR that hundreds of civilians are being prevented from fleeing eastern Sierra Leone by Revolutionary United Front rebels. (unhcr.org)
After a three-month break over the rainy season, the UN refugee agency has started helping Sierra Leonean refugees in Guinea to go home again. (unhcr.org)
KISSIDOUGOU, Guinea, Dec 2 (UNHCR) - More than 1,000 Sierra Leonean refugees in Guinea can expect to go home by the end of this year as the UN refugee agency resumes repatriation ahead of plans to gradually phase out assistance next year. (unhcr.org)
So far this year, a total of 4,067 Sierra Leonean refugees have repatriated from Liberia under very difficult circumstances, while an estimated 13,000 remain in Liberia's camps despite uncertainties in the strife-torn country. (unhcr.org)
In view of this, the UN refugee agency plans to gradually phase out assistance to Sierra Leonean refugees who remain outside their homeland in the second half of 2004. (unhcr.org)
This particular trip yielded just two sea cucumbers, which were hastily boiled and salted to be stored until Matthew has enough to sell to his Chinese buyers and Sierra Leonean middlemen. (taipeitimes.com)
We look forward to engaging with Sierra Leonean stakeholders across the political spectrum and providing an independent and impartial assessment of the electoral process. (cartercenter.org)
We hope that our observation and reporting will provide important information to Sierra Leonean citizens, key recommendations to stakeholders, and help uphold transparency for the remainder of the electoral process," said Carter Center Field Office Director Nicholas Jahr. (cartercenter.org)
Many Sierra Leonean women who are unable to repay small debts end up in prison for want of decent legal representation after their creditors report them to the police, meaning that civil disputes turn into criminal cases. (pambazuka.org)
An estimated 10 percent of all charges issued by the Sierra Leonean police involve the failure to repay small debts. (pambazuka.org)
Their children at times are forced to live with them in detention and their incarceration often breaks up families and deepens poverty, said Advocaid, a Sierra Leonean civil society group helping women and children offenders. (pambazuka.org)

Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. (wikipedia.org)
European contacts within Sierra Leone were among the first in West Africa during the 15th century. (wikipedia.org)
Sierra Leone has attracted investors from China and the Middle East, and was also looking to gain investment from African countries like Nigeria and South Africa in sectors such as infrastructure and mining, Kamara said. (yahoo.com)
In all, there are still some 73,000 Sierra Leoneans refugees in the West Africa region. (unhcr.org)

Sierra Leone gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1961, becoming a Commonwealth realm as the Dominion of Sierra Leone with Sir Milton Margai of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) as the country's first prime minister. (wikipedia.org)
Krio is the most widely spoken language across Sierra Leone, spoken by 97% of the country's population. (wikipedia.org)
The US has been accused of pressuring Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio with the aim of influencing the outcome of his country's June 24 election. (rt.com)
ATLANTA (May 10, 2023) - The Carter Center has launched an international election observation mission to Sierra Leone in advance of the country's national elections scheduled for June 24. (cartercenter.org)

The plan charts a clear path towards 2023 en route to the goal of achieving middle-income status by 2039 through inclusive growth that is sustainable and leaves no one behind. (imf.org)

On Monday, UNHCR restarted its return programme from Guinea to Sierra Leone after a three-month break over the rainy season. (unhcr.org)
Eighty-four refugees left Kissidougou in south-eastern Guinea and headed for Kono district in eastern Sierra Leone. (unhcr.org)
Guinea became the 133rd country in which The Salvation Army is officially at work in August 2022, joining the Liberia and Sierra Leone Command. (salvationarmy.org)
Epidemiological survey of needs and activities of local health units related to the Catholic Church : Benin, Ethiopia, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Sierra Leone, Togo, data referring to 1987. (who.int)

British Airways has offered customers with bookings to Sierra Leone and Liberia to rebook their flights or request a full refund. (itv.com)

But other Sierra Leoneans have been critical of the sentencing. (voanews.com)
Around 40,000 Sierra Leoneans crossed into Vahun last year as West African peacekeepers battled rebel forces. (unhcr.org)
Sierra Leoneans in Guinea's camps are being informed of the repatriation operation through an information campaign that includes meetings in the camps and broadcasts by a local radio station in the Kissidougou area. (unhcr.org)
UNHCR believes that a large majority of the 15,000 Sierra Leoneans still remaining in Guinea's camps want to repatriate before June next year, when the agency plans to close the official repatriation. (unhcr.org)
Since late 2000, some 245,000 Sierra Leoneans have returned home with the help of UNHCR - by ship, by road, by air and even on foot in the very early stages. (unhcr.org)
Now, many Sierra Leoneans are seeing more of the same. (africasacountry.com)

Witnesses in the southeastern town of Segbwema say supporters of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party threw stones at a convoy of the opposition All People's Congress party Thursday. (voanews.com)
Incumbent Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) is seeking re-election in a two-horse race against Samura Kamara of the All People's Congress (APC). (africasacountry.com)

Hence, the country formally became known as the Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate or simply British Sierra Leone. (wikipedia.org)

Religious leaders in Sierra Leone on Monday criticized the government's handling of the outbreak, saying a lack of information was prompting rural communities to shun medical help. (yahoo.com)
This is Week 104 of the COVID-19 outbreak in Sierra Leone (Epi week 12 of 2022). (who.int)

With the spread of the virus in Sierra Leone and the effects of the global pandemic, the economy is estimated to contract by between 2.3 and 3.1 percent in 2020 and growth could be 1.4 to 2.0 percentage points lower than forecast for the medium term. (worldbank.org)

1,743,563 people (20.5% of total population) had been vaccinated with at least 1st dose of COVID 19 Vaccine in Sierra Leone as at 20 /3/2022. (who.int)

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters Thursday the cancellation didn't indicate any rift between China and Sierra Leone, claiming the project had only been in an exploratory phase. (cnn.com)

The National Flag of Sierra Leone was officially adopted on April 27, 1961. (worldatlas.com)
The National Flag of Sierra Leone is a tricolor featuring three equal horizontal bands of light green (top), white, and light blue. (worldatlas.com)

The author discusses and compares the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to point to gaps in transitional justice that call for community‐based restorative strategies. (unodc.org)

Samura Kamara, Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone, speaks during the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, September 26, 2013. (yahoo.com)
Unlike such other West African nations as Senegal and Nigeria, which are on roadshows this week for international bond offers, Sierra Leone is not yet seeking access to international capital markets, in part because of the terms of its IMF program, Kamara said. (yahoo.com)
Sierra Leone does not have a credit rating, but Kamara thought that its credit standing would probably put it in the single-B category if it were to seek a rating. (yahoo.com)

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board has approved a new $172 million loan programme for Sierra Leone to help the West African country combat rising inflation and lacklustre economic growth. (gulf-times.com)

Before the recent round of fighting UNHCR was caring for 8,000 Liberian refugees in Sierra Leone, including 5,000 in Waterloo, near the capital. (unhcr.org)

Hundreds of people are still missing according to Abu Bakarr, spokesperson for the Red Cross in Sierra Leone, as the search continues for more survivors. (ucc.org)
Results of search for 'su:{Sierra Leone. (who.int)

Jakka says the sentencing has been an important milestone for Sierra Leone, showing future generations that crimes committed in the country will not go unpunished. (voanews.com)
"The new strategy is about people and jobs, and how to support Sierra Leone in advancing economic recovery and poverty reduction, which is critical in the face of the human and economic impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic," said Gayle Martin, World Bank Country Manager for Sierra Leone . (worldbank.org)
Neighbouring country, Sierra Leone became part of the command on 1 January 2010, with Captains John and Rosaline Bundu as pioneer officers. (salvationarmy.org)
The Sierra Leone country health profiles provide an overview of the situation and trends of priority health problems and the health systems profile, including a description of institutional frameworks, trends in the national response, key issues and challenges. (who.int)
WHO has declared antimicrobial resistance one of the greatest threats to health security today and it is present in every country, including Sierra Leone. (who.int)

Alternatively, use our animated weather map of Sierra Leone where you can toggle all these and more layers. (weather-forecast.com)

Vaccine introduction status in Sierra Leone over time. (who.int)

Gospel Recordings Sierra Leone - General information, articles, news and contact details about GRN Sierra Leone. (globalrecordings.net)

During the British colonial rule, the Blue Ensign of the United Kingdom was flown to represent Sierra Leone. (worldatlas.com)

Sierra Leone is a presidential republic with a unicameral parliament and a directly elected president. (wikipedia.org)
Rival political parties in Sierra Leone have clashed again ahead of next week's presidential run-off election. (voanews.com)
1. (SBU) In response to ref A, on September 6 Charge spoke to D.K. Osei, President Kufuor's Foreign Policy Advisor, to convey USG concerns over tensions surrounding the run-off presidential elections in Sierra Leone, and to seek a statement from President Kufuor in his capacity as head of the African Union. (scoop.co.nz)

The Center was invited to observe this year's elections by the Election Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL). (cartercenter.org)
In Sierra Leone, politicians make promises to youth in exchange for support in elections, but they rarely deliver. (africasacountry.com)

Seroprevalence of anti-Lassa Virus IgG antibodies in three districts of Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional, population-based study. (bvsalud.org)
This cross-sectional study aimed to establish a baseline point seroprevalence of IgG antibodies to LASV in three administrative districts of Sierra Leone and identify potential risk factors for seropositivity and LASV exposure. (bvsalud.org)
In this study we determine a baseline LASV seroprevalence in three districts which will inform future epidemiological, ecological, and clinical studies on LF and the LASV in Sierra Leone . (bvsalud.org)

Sierra Leone began exporting iron ore in 2011, fuelling economic growth and spurring foreign investment after the end of its civil war. (yahoo.com)
The economic environment remains challenging, with output growth still recovering from the recent loss in iron ore mining and reduced activity in the non-mining sectors,' IMF representative Brian Aitken said during a visit to Sierra Leone in October. (gulf-times.com)

Enquête épidémiologique sur les besoins et les activités des centres de santé reliés à l' église catholique : Benin, Ethiopie, Guinée Bissau, Mali, Sierra Leone, Togo, données de 1987. (who.int)

In particular, UNHCR is encouraging students to take advantage of this last leg of the repatriation to return in time for the start of the school year in Sierra Leone. (unhcr.org)

and other valuable articles are prohibited in Priority Mail Express International shipments to Sierra Leone. (usps.com)
Sierra Leone is one of Africa's poorest nations, and is rated by the International Monetary Fund as being at moderate risk of debt distress. (cnn.com)
The Carter Center has had a longstanding commitment to democracy in Sierra Leone, and we are honored to launch this International Election Observation Mission in support of the electoral process," said Barbara J. Smith, the Carter Center's vice president for peace programs. (cartercenter.org)

The British determined the borders of Sierra Leone in 1895 and declared it as a British Protectorate. (worldatlas.com)

Sierra Leone will elect a president and parliament on June 24, its fifth election since a devastating 10-year civil war ended in 2002. (africasacountry.com)

The civil war in Sierra Leone, which lasted from 1991-2002, caused a period of rampant inflation and total economic collapse. (worldatlas.com)

How young people in Sierra Leone stepped up when an epidemic broke out. (christianitytoday.com)
This has served as a message to all the people in Sierra Leone, a lesson to wipe out impunity,' he said. (voanews.com)
The people of Sierra Leone deserve more sensible drug policies. (ssdp.org)

Alhaji Lamin Jusu Jakka, the national chairman of the Amputee and War-Wounded Association in Sierra Leone, says he was pleased with the outcome. (voanews.com)
The National Coat of Arms of Sierra Leone was adopted in 1960. (worldatlas.com)
High We Exalt Thee, Realm Of The Free" is the national anthem of Sierra Leone. (worldatlas.com)
In Sierra Leone, work is progressing towards the development of a national Antimicrobial Resistance Strategic Plan. (who.int)

Focused around complete freedom and interacting with a vibrant world, it takes place on an island chain based loosely off of the real life Banana Islands, along the coast of Sierra Leone. (moddb.com)
Sierra Leone is still one of the least developed countries in the world and is near the bottom of the UNDP Human Development Index (HDI). (giz.de)
See also more About Ice Sports , about Sierra Leone Skating and about all types of Skating World Wide . (skatelog.com)

Sierra Leone will now upgrade its current airport in the town of Lungi, which has been criticized for its poor connectivity to the capital. (cnn.com)

These early coins included the portrait of the first president of Sierra Leone. (worldatlas.com)

The locals say after it became clear the development promises were not likely to be met, they banned diving with the oxygen tanks and air-compressors that they themselves cannot afford, and called on all cucumber buyers to pay 200,000 Leones (US$46) to the chief before they could operate. (taipeitimes.com)

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