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Sierra Leone – Researched and compiled by the Refugee Documentation Centre of Ireland on 18 March 2010 Information as to what recent wars Sierra Leone has been involved in and when they ended. In a section titled “History” the United Kingdom Foreign & Commonwealth Office country profile for Sierra Leone states: “The SLPP ruled until 1967 when the electoral victory of the opposition APC was cut short by the country's first military coup. But the military eventually handed over to the APC and its leader Siaka Stevens in 1968. He turned the country into a one -party state in 1978. He finally retired in 1985, handing over to his deputy, General Momoh. Under popular pressure, one party rule was ended in 1991, and a new constitution providing for a return to multi-party politics was approved in August of that year. Elections were scheduled for 1992. But, by this stage, Sierra Leone's institutions had collapsed, mismanagement and corruption had ruined the economy and rising youth unemployment was a serious problem. Taking advantage of the collapse, a rebel movement, the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) emerged, with backing from a warlord, Charles Taylor, in neighbouring Liberia, and in 1991 led a rebellion against the APC government. The government was unable to cope with the insurrection, and was overthrown in a junior Officers coup in April 1992. Its leader, Capt Strasser, was however unable to defeat the RUF. Indeed, the military were more often than not complicit with the rebels in violence and looting.” (United Kingdom Foreign & Commonwealth Office (25 February 2009) Country Profiles: Sub-Saharan Africa – Sierra Leone) This profile summarises the events of the period 1996 to 2002 as follows: “Strasser was deposed in January 1996 by his fellow junta leaders. -
A Transboundary Peace Park for Sierra Leone and Liberia
ACROSS THE RIVER – A TRANSBOUNDARY PEACE PARK FOR SIERRA LEONE AND LIBERIA FINAL NARRATIVE REPORT 01 April 2009 to 30 September 2013 2 1 Description 1.1 Beneficiary: Vogelbescherming Nederland (VBN) 1.2 Contact person: Bernd de Bruijn, senior conservation officer 1.3 Partners: Forestry Development Authority, Liberia (FDA) Forestry Division, MAFFS, Sierra Leone (FD) Society for the Protection of Nature of Liberia (SCNL) Conservation Society of Sierra Leone (CSSL) BirdLife International Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) 1.4 Title of the Action: Across the River - A Transboundary Peace Park for Sierra Leone and Liberia 1.5 Contract number: DCI-ENV/2008/151-577 1.6 Reporting period: 1 April 2009 – 30 September 2013 1.7 Target countries: Sierra Leone, Liberia 1.8 Final beneficiaries: National Forestry Authorities, national environmental CSOs, forest edge communities (2,000 people directly) This report follows the format e3_h_6_finalnarrativereport_en (version 2008) 3 H.E. Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF, President of Liberia, and H.E. Ernest BAI KOROMA, President of Sierra Leone, launching the Transboundary Project in Lalehun, Sierra Leone on 15 May 2009 4 List of Acronyms AVJCF Aage V. Jensen Charity Foundation ARTP Across the River Transboundary Project CBD Conservation of Biodiversity CEPF Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund CI Conservation International CoP Conference of Parties COPAN Consolidation of Protected Area Network CSSL Conservation Society of Sierra Leone - BirdLife in Sierra Leone EFA Environment Foundation for Africa EIA -
PM Opens Cityscape Qatar Show
BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Duhail set up Sadd fi nale with Doha Bank posts big win over 5% increase in Q1 Gharafa profi t to QR381mn published in QATAR since 1978 MONDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 10797 April 23, 2018 Sha’baan 7, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Offi cial reception for Sierra Leone president PM opens In brief Cityscape QATAR | Phone talk Emir congratulates Qatar show Cuban president His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim By Joey Aguilar UDC’s Gewan Island bin Hamad al-Thani held a telephone Staff Reporter conversation yesterday with Cuban His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani with Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio who was accorded an project unveiled President Miguel Diaz-Canel. The off icial reception ceremony upon his arrival at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. Page 2 Emir congratulated Diaz-Canel on the he seventh edition of Cityscape United Development Company (UDC) has assumption of the presidency and Qatar, an annual event high- upped the ante for Qatar’s luxury property wished him well. They also discussed Tlighting the rapidly growing real market with the launching of its Gewan the friendly relations and co-operation Emir meets Maronite Patriarch of Antioch estate sector in the country, was inau- Island project, unveiled by HE the Prime between the two countries and ways to gurated by HE the Prime Minister and Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh develop them, as well as discussing a Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani number of issues of joint interest. -
Current Affairs – April 6, 2018
Current Affairs – April 6, 2018 S.No Topic Page Number 1 Important Days 2 2 World News 3 - 4 3 National News 5 - 6 4 State News 7 5 Banking & Economy 8 - 9 6 Sports 10 7 Appointments & Resignations 11 8 Obituaries 12 1 Important Days International Day of Sport for Development and Peace In 2013, the United Nations General Assembly declared 6 April as the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. This day commemorates the inauguration of first Olympic Games of the modern era, in Athens in 1896. This day is celebrated to highlight the contribution of sports and physical activity to education, human development, healthy lifestyle and a peaceful world. On this day, people are encouraged to promote the ways through which sport can help countries, communities and individuals to live a peaceful and prosperous life. For the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 2018, Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) has launched the online campaign #PlayforGlobalGoals. 2 World News Delhi tops in the list of Hospitality Index Global hospitality chain Airbnb announced that New Delhi and Maharashtra have been recognised as the most hospitable city and state respectively, according to its Hospitality Index. As per the index, the most hospitable states were Maharashtra, Goa, Delhi, Karnataka and Kerala. New Delhi led the charts as the most hospitable city in the country, followed closely by Jaipur, Cochin and Mumbai. Global Logistics Summit Held In New Delhi The Global Logistics Summit was held in New Delhi. -
30Th January, 2014
OAU DRIVE, TOWER HILL, FREETOWN P A R L I A M E N T A R Y D E B A T E S ON THE: PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS, DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT, DR ERNEST BAI KOROMA, ON THE OCCASION OF STATE OPENING OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE FOURTH PARLIAMENT OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE, IN THE CHAMBER OF PARLIAMENT, ON FRIDAY, 20TH DECEMBER, 2013. ___________________________________________________________ OFFICIAL HANSARD REPORT SECONDT SESSION-SECOND MEETING THURSDAY, 30TH JANUARY, 2014 SESSION 2013/2014 1 OAU DRIVE, TOWER HILL, FREETOWN P A R L I A M E N T A R Y D E B A T E S ____ (HANSARD) ______________ OFFICIAL HANSARD REPORT VOLUME: I NUMBER: 5 Second Meeting of the Second Session of the Fourth Parliament Of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone. Proceedings of the Sitting of the House Held on Thursday, 30th January, 2014. _____________________________________ 2 CONTENTS: I. PRAYERS II. RECORD OF VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY SITTING, HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 29TH JANUARY, 2014 III. MOTTION OF THANKS TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT, DR ERNEST BAI KOROMA PROPOSER: HON. CLAUDE D. M. KAMANDA SECONDER: HON. ANSUMANA J. KAIKAI BE IT RESOLVED: “That we the Members of Parliament here assembled, wish to thank His Excellency the President, for the Address he so graciously delivered on the occasion of the Second Session of the Fourth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone, in the Chamber of Parliament on Friday, 20th December, 2013.” 3 THE CHAMBER OF PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE Official Hansard Report of the Proceedings of the House _____________________________________________________________ SECOND SESSION-SECOND MEETING OF THE FOURTH PARLIAMENT OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC _____________________________ Wednesday, 29th January, 2014. -
Sierra Leone – Mandingo – SLPP – Women – Guinea – Passports
Country Advice Sierra Leone Sierra Leone – SLE36127 – Mandingo – SLPP – Women – Guinea – Passports 3 March 2010 Please note that the following alternate spellings for Mandingo were found in the sources consulted: Mandigo, Malinke, Mandinka, Mandigo, Malinke, Maninka, Eastern Maninkakan, Mandingoe and Mandinka. Information searches for this research response were conducted using all of these spelling variations. 1. Please advise whether people of Mandingo ethnicity are targeted in Sierra Leone? The following three reports found in the sources consulted indicate that people of Mandingo ethnicity have been targeted by supporters of the All People's Congress (APC): A press statement issued by the National Secretary General of the SLPP describes the intimidation of Mandingo SLPP supporters by youth supporters of the All People's Congress. The press statement reports that on 11 February 2010 during an election campaign for a local council by-election APC supporters “raged invectives of all sorts on SLPP supporters, particularly the Fullahs and Mandingoes since the SLPP candidate named Ibrahim Jalloh is a Fullah”. The press release states that some members of the APC carried knives, machetes and bottles.1 As no other reports were found in the sources consulted regarding this incident, the veracity of the SLPP’s claims of APC harassment can therefore not be confirmed at this time. On 20 September 2007, BBC News reported that in the town of Koquima “shops belonging to members of ex-President Tejan Kabbah's ethnic Mandingo people, have been looted and razed”. These attacks followed the election of All People's Congress (APC) leader Ernest Bai Koroma as President. -
Sierra Leona Updatte:: 14 Octtoberr 2019 Alcaldesa De Freetown (2018-)
» Biografías Líderes Políticos (Only in spanish) » _Alcaldes de ciudades » Freetown » Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr © Freetown City Council Sierra Leona Updatte:: 14 Octtoberr 2019 Alcaldesa de Freetown (2018-) Yvonne Deniise Akii--Sawyerr Term off offffiice:: 11 may 2018 -- Acttiing Biirtth:: Frreettown,, Westterrn Arrea,, 7 jjanuarry 1968 Polliittiicall partty:: Congrreso de Todos llos Puebllos ((APC)) Proffessiion:: Economiistta,, audiittorra y admiiniisttrradorra de prroyecttos Edited by: Roberto Ortiz de Zárate Presentation Freetown, la capital de Sierra Leona, tiene desde 2018 como alcaldesa a Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, una economista, auditora, activista humanitaria y promotora de proyectos con impacto social positivo. Su experiencia en las campañas nacionales para la lucha contra el ébola y la recuperación material en el día después del mortífero brote epidémico la animó a postularse a dirigir Freetown con un ambicioso programa de transformación urbana. Este incide en la recogida y gestión de residuos, la modernización de las conducciones hídricas (crucial en una urbe en rápido crecimiento y regularmente golpeada por inundaciones) y la mejora de las condiciones sanitarias y ambientales en el más amplio sentido. La regidora, valiéndose de un estilo motivacional y proactivo, invoca la capacidad de resiliencia de las comunidades vulnerables y apela a la mentalidad innovadora de los jóvenes, a quienes desea inculcar el hábito del reciclaje. La alcaldía "transformadora" de Aki-Sawyerr en Freetown está captando el interés de las redes transnacionales comprometidas con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), las cuales valoran iniciativas tan originales como el concurso entre barrios Cleanest Zone in Freetown Competition y el fuerte componente participativo de su programa ecológico, al fomentar un voluntariado vecinal que ayuda a suplir las limitaciones presupuestarias del ayuntamiento y que de paso realiza una labor social pedagógica. -
National Broadcast of His Excellency, Dr Julius Maada Bio, President Of
BROADCAST ON NATIONAL PEACE 1 NATIONAL BROADCAST HIS EXCELLENCY, DR. JULIUS MAADA BIO, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE ON THE STATE OF LAW AND ORDER IN THE REPUBLIC. FREETOWN - 8 MAY 2020 BROADCAST ON NATIONAL PEACE 2 Fellow Citizens: 1. Today, I want to call on all Sierra Leoneans to celebrate the ties that bind us as a nation and not the angers that blind us. We convened a national convention that agreed to institute a permanent commission for peace and national cohesion that would identify and address all triggers of conflict in our nation. Over and over again, I have asked every Sierra Leonean to contribute to building inclusive and resilient national institutions, to consolidate our democracy, and to build a peaceful Sierra Leone. 2. The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists has acknowledged that they practise journalism freely and we are working with them to repeal obnoxious laws and further enhance professional development in journalism. Civil society organisations speak up freely and hold Government accountable and we are grateful that they are playing their part as citizens. Organised labour organisations, professional organisations, religious bodies, Paramount Chiefs, community stakeholders, the private sector all continue to contribute positively to our peaceful co-existence as a nation. The international community in Sierra Leone continues to engage with Government and Sierra Leoneans in general in fostering peace and supporting development. BROADCAST ON NATIONAL PEACE 3 3. In this Holy Month of Ramadan, Sierra Leoneans, irrespective of ethnicity and political party, buy and sell in the same markets, live peacefully in the same communities, and break fast and worship Allah Subuhanah wa T’Allah together and in peace. -
Diario De Las Naciones Unidas
Núm. 2019/187 Viernes 27 de septiembre de 2019 Diario de las Naciones Unidas Programa y orden del día de las sesiones y reuniones Viernes 27 de septiembre de 2019 Reuniones oficiales Los cambios del lugar o la hora de celebración de las reuniones de hoy pueden consultarse en la versión digital del Diario en https://journal.un.org/ Versión digital del Diario de las Naciones Unidas De conformidad con lo dispuesto en la resolución 71/323 de la Asamblea General, ya puede accederse a una versión digital del Diario de las Naciones Unidas en la siguiente dirección: https://journal.un.org. Este sitio web multilingüe y fácil de usar es compatible también con teléfonos inteligentes y tabletas. De conformidad con la misma resolución, y en cumplimiento de lo dispuesto en el artículo 55 del reglamento de la Asamblea General, ya puede accederse a todos los contenidos relacionados con las reuniones oficiales, incluidos los resúmenes, en los seis idiomas oficiales; los contenidos sobre otras reuniones y la información general seguirán publicándose en francés e inglés únicamente. Asamblea General Septuagésimo cuarto período de sesiones 9.00 horas Novena sesión plenaria [transmisión web] Salón de la Asamblea General La Lista de oradores se publica diariamente sobre la base de la información recibida hasta las 18.30 horas del día anterior; puede consultarse la información más reciente aquí: LiveListofSpeakers. Discurso pronunciado por: El Excmo. Sr. Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory, Presidente de la República de Mauricio Continuación del debate general - Tema 8 Discursos pronunciados por: El Excmo. Sr. Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, Vicepresidente de la República de Indonesia El Excmo. -
Governance and Political Economy Constraints to World Bank CAS Priorities in Sierra Leone
Governance and Political Economy Constraints to World Bank CAS Priorities in Sierra Leone James A. Robinsony October 2008 I am greatly indebted to Mohamed Gibril Sesay without whose assistance and wisdom I would never have been able to undertake this research. Most of the ideas I discuss here formed during discussions with him. I am also particularly indebted to Ishac Diwan who suggested and facilitated this research and most important challenged me to make it ambitious. I would also like to thank Doug Addison, Juan Costain, Engilbert Gud- mundsson, and Nicola Smithers for their suggestions and all of the people who gave so generously of their time in Freetown, Bo and Koidu. The views expressed in this paper are my own and not those of the World Bank Group. yHarvard University, Department of Government, IQSS, 1737 Cambridge Street N309, Cambridge, MA 01238; e-mail: [email protected]. Abstract In this paper I discuss the political economy of Sierra Leone and how it should in‡uence the World Bank’sCountry Assistance Strategy (CAS). The main focus of the research is to try to understand the extent to which the perverse political incentives which drove the country into poverty and civil war between 1961 and 1991 have re-asserted themselves since the return of peace in 2002. This question is made particularly compelling by the return to power in 2007 of the All People’sCongress Party, who presided over the decline of the country. My preliminary conclusion is that while there are some obvious changes in the political environment, appeal remains in the political strategies which were so costly to the nation and some new forces which have emerged have potentially perverse consequences. -
Nouveaux Dirigeants Nouvelles Directions Équipe Rédactionnelle
www.westafricaninsight.org Vol 6. No 4. 2018 ISSN 2006-1544 NOUVEAUX DIRIGEANTS NOUVELLES DIRECTIONS ÉQUIPE RÉDACTIONNELLE RÉDACTRICE EN CHEF IDAYAT HASSAN RÉDACTEUR JAMIE HITCHEN CHARGÉ DE PROJET JULIET UGWU CONTRIBUTEURS Ibrahim Al-bakri Nyei Est chercheur, analyste politique, bloggeur et chroniquer libérien. Ismaila Ceesay Est Maître de Conférences en sciences politiques à l'Université de Gambie. Ses intérêts de recherches portent sur les jeunes et les moyens de subsistance, les TIC, la migration et les transitions politiques. Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed Est candidate au doctorat au collège de communications de Donald p. Bellis- ario Pennsylvania State University. Ses recherches portent sur les féminismes, les médias audiovisuels, et la communication pour le développement en Af- rique. Cheta Nwanze Est le directeur de la recherche à SBM intelligence, un centre d’information situé à Lagos qui se concentre sur la géopolitique et la socio économie. Hassan Kallon Est chargé de recherche à l’Institut pour la Réforme de la Gouvernance en Sier- ra Leone. Andrew Lavali Est le directeur exécutif de l’Institut pour la Réforme de la Gouvernance En Sierra Leone. TABLE OF CONTENTS ÉDITORIAL 2 GEORGE WEAH: UNE NOU- VELLE DIRECTION POUR 5 COMBATTRE LA PAUVRETE AU LIBERIA? NANA AKUFO-ADDO: METTRE LES FEMMES MARGINALISEES SUR DES 11 PROGRAMMES AU GHANA ? FORTUNES FLUCTUANTES: BUHARI ET L’ÉCONOMIE DU NIGÉRIA 19 DEMANTELER L’AUTOCRATIE: GAMBIE, DE LA TRANSITION A LA 24 DEMOCRATIE LA NOUVELLE DIREC- TION DE LA SIERRA LE- 32 ONE? 3 ÉDITORIAL Nouveaux Dirigeants, Nouvelles Directions? ors des récentes élections en Afrique de l’Ouest, les mantras du change- ment de l’opposition ont réussi à convaincre les électeurs d’évincer les Lgouvernements en place. -
The Pbf in Sierra Leone
THE PBF IN SIERRA LEONE UN Photo/Eric Kanalstein Peacebuilding Challenges The new government, which committed to promote national unity, cohesion and disciplined leadership, faces The April 2018 election in Sierra Leone resulted in a the challenging task of rebuilding the impoverished West peaceful transfer of power from former President Ernest African nation’s economy which has been dragged down Bai Koroma to opposition leader, Julius Maada Bio, former by the world’s deadliest Ebola epidemic and a global slump military Head of State. The elections are an important sign in commodity prices. Other challenges remain, including of progress since the end of the civil war in January 2002, tackling corruption, proper natural resource management, which devastated most of the country’s infrastructure, killed access to basic social services, youth unemployment, more than 50,000 Sierra Leoneans, and drove over two addressing countrywide inequality and fiscal policy, and million refugees into neighboring countries. implementing decentralized governance with a focus on border regions. PBF INVESTMENTS IN SIERRA LEONE: TOTAL ALLOCATION: FOCUSING ON: Peaceful dialogue $ 57.3 MILLION invested since 2007 CURRENT PORTFOLIO: PARTNERS: $ MILLION UNDPA, OHCHR, UNDP, UNESCO, UNWOMEN, 5.8 UNDP, IOM, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNOPS PBF Interventions Organizations (CSOs), international partners and the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), PBF has been Since 2007, the PBF has invested over USD $57 million instrumental in resolving tensions at this very critical in Sierra Leone.