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NEWS ABOUT: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone stories: 11 news summaries

221 Missing,
8 Dead in Sierra Leone Boat Accident

Vessel was carrying mostly schoolkids

Sep 10, 09 8:33 AM CDT
(AP) - Police say more than 200 people remain missing in Sierra Leone a day after a boat capsized, killing at least eight. Most of the passengers were schoolchildren returning from holidays in the West African nation. At least 221 people remain missing, with 39 passengers rescued. The boat was traveling from... More »

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Africa • Sierra Leone • drowning • boat accident • rescue mission

(Newser) - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor defended displaying human skulls along roadways in his country to scare people into obeying soldiers' orders, reports the Times of London. “Skulls were used as symbols of death,” he told the judges at his trial at the Hague. “Enemy soldiers had been... More »

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Africa • United Nations • The Hague • Charles Taylor • Sierra Leone • Liberia

 Ex-Liberian Prez: 
 War-Crimes 
 Charges 'Lies' 

Taylor calls himself 'lover of humanity'

Jul 14, 09 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Liberian president Charles Taylor took the stand today in the Hague, calling war-crimes allegations against him “lies,” the BBC reports. “It is very, very, very unfortunate that the prosecution, because of disinformation, misinformation, lies, rumors would associate me with such titles or descriptions,” he said... More »

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torture • terrorism • war crimes • murder • rape • Charles Taylor • Sierra Leone • Liberia • diamond • The Special Court for Sierra Leone • Revolutionary United Front • rebels

  Fashion Week Hits Africa  

Amidst global downturn, African designers poised to rise

Jun 15, 09 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The recession is taking a toll on demand for haute couture, but African designers are betting the youthfulness of their industry will trump the economy at the first pan-African fashion week. “We’re growing,” says a designer from Sierra Leone who trained in New York and Paris. "... More »

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Africa • fashion • Sierra Leone • Fashion Week • fashion designer • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion

 Japan Tops 
 Life-Expectancy List 

Sierra Leone, Afghanistan fall at bottom

May 21, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Health initiatives and wars have flipped some of the world's life expectancies since 1990, the World Heath Organization said today. Some findings, via AP:
  • Japanese women, at 86, and San Marino men, 81, enjoy the longest life expectancies.
  • Sierra Leone men, 39, at Afghan women, 42, have the
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Afghanistan • health • Japan • Sierra Leone • life expectancy • World Health Organization • San Marino

 Salma Hayek 
 Breastfeeds 
 Starving Baby 

On-camera moment sparks viral video

Feb 11, 09 10:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Footage of Salma Hayek breastfeeding a starving African baby has gone viral, Salon reports, prompting responses from some who are impressed and others who are, predictably, turned on. The actress, who is still breastfeeding her own daughter, was filmed with babe in arms by Nightline during a humanitarian trip to... More »

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Sierra Leone • baby • celebrity • breast feeding • viral video • Salma Hayek

Thais Nab 'Merchant of Death'

Russian arms dealer may face US trial for supplying terror groups worldwide

Mar 6, 08 5:18 PM CST
(Newser) - The Russian arms dealer branded "the merchant of death" was apprehended in Thailand today after US intelligence linked him to Colombia rebels, the New York Times reports. Victor Bout is on international most-wanted lists for allegedly using his private air fleet to supply al Qaeda and the Taliban—plus... More »

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Colombia • Sierra Leone • Liberia • arms • Rwanda • FARC • weapons • Victor Bout • arms trafficking • Richard Chichakli

'Blood Diamonds' Trial Opens

War crimes court pleads for cash in case against former Liberian president

Jan 7, 08 3:29 AM CST
(Newser) - The war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor is set to begin in The Hague after months of costly delays—forcing the court to ask for financial handouts to complete the proceedings. Taylor, 59, trained Sierra Leone's notoriously violent Revolutionary United Front in exchange for "blood diamonds,... More »

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war crimes • murder • rape • Charles Taylor • Sierra Leone • Liberia • crimes against humanity • blood diamonds • The Special Court for Sierra Leone • Stephen Rapp • Revolutionary United Front

UN: Iceland Best Place to Live

Sub-Saharan Africa, it turns out, not so great

Nov 27, 07 1:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Iceland has inched out longtime champ Norway as the best place in the world to live, and sub-Saharan Africa is the worst. The UN list, out today, ranks countries by real per-capita GDP, education, and life expectancy. The US ranked 12th, down from 8th last year, as relatively low life... More »

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United Nations • list • Sierra Leone • Norway • life expectancy • GDP • Iceland

Sierra Leone Tribunal Convicts 3

War crimes court first to rule against use of child soldiers

Jun 20, 07 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The UN-backed Sierra Leone war crimes tribunal handed down its first verdicts today, convicting three leaders of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The rebel leaders face lengthy prison terms after being convicted of 11 of 14 charges, including murder, rape, and the recruitment... More »

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war crimes • Charles Taylor • Sierra Leone • civil war • tribunal • child soldier • international court • blood diamonds

Charles Taylor Skips War Crimes Trial

Former President of Liberia accused
of atrocities in Sierra Leone

Jun 4, 07 4:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, didn't show up for the opening of his  war-crimes trial in The Hague today, the BBC reports. He is accused of fostering a long bloody civil war in Sierra Leone marked by crimes against humanity, terrorism, rape and the use of child soldiers.... More »

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Africa • war crimes • The Hague • Charles Taylor • Sierra Leone • civil war • trial • Liberia

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