Sierra Leone

Saturday 24th December

2011, trepidation and hope

Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie, 24 December 2011
A topsy-turvy year full of dramatic reversals left sub-Saharan Africa still in search of of the balance that would harness good governance to economic progress, says Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie.
Thursday 24th November

Seen and not heard: women in Sri Lanka's reconciliation commission

Jo Baker, 24 November 2011
Sri Lanka's Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission has no mention of gender in its mandate and no dedicated expertise related to women; it has just one female commissioner out of eight. For Tamil women, the LLRC simply reaffirms bad old habits.
Monday 10th October

Bound to violence: young lives in Freetown

Elisa Dari, 10 October 2011
Civil war ended a decade ago, but the huge population of young people in the West African state of Sierra Leone must still learn to turn on the tap of aggression if they wish to survive and prosper.
Thursday 2nd September

Healing Sierra Leone: challenges facing the Commission of Inquiry

Messeh Kamara, 2 September 2010
Messeh Kamara issues an emotional call for reconciliation, courage and openness as Sierra Leone reexamines its past in a proposed Commission of Inquiry.
Thursday 1st July

Privatising Africa's everyday security

Rita Abrahamsen and Michael C. Williams, 1 July 2010
Industrial action by guards at the World Cup highlights the growing prevalence of private firms in the provision of security across Africa
Friday 5th February

Schools and sex abuse in Sierra Leone

Annabel Symington, 5 February 2010
Humu Tavawallie went to school for an education, but was forced into sex with her teacher to pay for her exams. This is an all too common problem in Sierra Leone, and entrenched social attitudes make it difficult to tackle, writes Annabel Symington
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