41. Sierra Leone sierra leone s culture includes a variety of religions and languages. The majority of the people are Muslim. In this case, this is 60% of the people. http://library.thinkquest.org/J002335/SierraLeone/sierraleone.html

Introduction Sierra Leone is a small country in western Africa with a population of more than 4 million people. Although it has considerable mineral resources, especially diamonds, it is a poor nation. Sierra Leone has been in the news a great deal lately because it has serious problems with a violent civil war that has hurt thousands of people and with refugees from Liberia. Sierra Leone is trying to solve these problems, but this will be difficult. Find out more about Sierra Leone below. Geography Sierra Leone lies on the Western coast of Africa between Guinea and Liberia. The name Sierra Leone means "Lion Mountains". Guinea is North of it, and Liberia is East. Sierra Leone borders the Atlantic Ocean, and has an area roughly 72,000 square kilometers a little smaller than South Carolina or a little larger than West Virginia. It is not the smallest country in Africa, but it is small compared to the size of Africa. Sierra Leone has many sources of water from rivers. Throughout Sierra Leone, ther are many small mountains. These mountains have rivers flowing down them, that eventully flow to the sea. These rivers provide drinking water and useful transportation routes to the sea and other towns within Sierra Leone. People either travel short distances by foot, bike, or car (if owned). Long distances are usually traveled by boat or plane. Most people in this country don't have enough money to own a car or to buy an airplane ticket, so the majority use boats for long trips. Sierra Leone has many natural resources that are worth a lot of money and are wanted throughout the world. These resources are minerals, especially diamonds, agricultural products, and fish. Along the coast of Sierra Leone, fisherman go out onto the sea every day to catch many fish. Towards the Eastern part, farmers grow their crops. All throughout Sierra Leone, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold chromite, and diamonds can be found. The diamonds are found in gravel deposits and swamps. Although diamonds are abundant, Sierra Leone is extremely poor.

42. HJG: Sierra Leone Review: A Journal Of Policy Studies And Culture Title, sierra leone review a journal of policy studies and culture. Abbreviation Publisher, sierra leone Institute for Policy Studies http://www.history-journals.de/journals/hjg-s00551.html

The History Journals Guide by Stefan Blaschke Search Contact New Entries Contents: Home Announcements Complete Index Electronical Index ... Reference Periodicals Directory Journal Information Last updated: March 23, 2005. Title: S ierra Leone review: a journal of policy studies and culture Abbreviation: Description: Provided a forum to advance policy, ideas and views on Sierra Leone. Editor(s): Publisher: Sierra Leone Institute for Policy Studies Start-End-Date: Frequency: quarterly Language(s): English ISSN: Keyword(s): Sierra Leone Website(s): Homepage of the Bibliography of Africana Periodical Literature : searchable index from 1992 to 1994 The History Journals Guide is part of the WWW Virtual Library and VL The History Index

43. Afrol Sierra Leone Index Page: Links To Sierra Leone related to education, science and culture and related items in sierra leone. culture. Afromix web page to sierra leonean music, groups and artists, http://www.afrol.com/Index/countries/sierraleoneindex.htm

The Sierra Leone Index Page Welcome to our guide to links about Sierra Leone in the www. On the left, an updated list of contents. For those wanting to read some general information, statistics, etc. about Sierra Leone, see our Background Page or go to general information in the link list. If you are looking for first hand information of high scientific value about Sierra Leone, have a look at our Sierra Leone Searches - the direct access to the databases of several UN-organizations and others. It's right below Index Pages to other African Countries There are index pages to all African countries here on afrol.com. They are all built in the same structure, so that you can find what you are looking for as easily as possible. To find other countries, pass by our Countries Index Page or "jump" directly from the menu below: Countries Page Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Brazzaville Congo Kinshasa (DRC) Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia, The

44. The Observer | International | 'Africa's Fatal Sexual Culture Spreads Aids' to Sorious Samura, the Bafta award winning documentary maker from sierra leone. He went further last night, saying that in the pervasive culture, http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1509754,00.html

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45. Sierra Leone -- Facts, Info, And Encyclopedia Article Main article culture of sierra leone (Click link for more info and facts about Music of sierra leone) Music of sierra leone List of writers from sierra http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/s/si/sierra_leone.htm

Sierra Leone [Categories: Members of the Commonwealth of Nations, African Union member states, Sierra Leone] The Republic of Sierra Leone is a country in (An area of western African between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea) West Africa , on the coast of the (The 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east) Atlantic Ocean . The country is bordered by (A republic in eastern Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958) Guinea in the north and (A republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves) Liberia in the southeast. Republic of Sierra Leone (Click link for more info and facts about In Detail) In Detail (Full size) (Click link for more info and facts about National motto) National motto : Unity - Freedom - Justice (Click link for more info and facts about Official language) Official language (An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries) English (A seat of government) Capital (Port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone) Freetown (The chief executive of a republic) President (Click link for more info and facts about Ahmad Tejan Kabbah) Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)) Area - Total - % water

46. People And Culture (from Sierra Leone) --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia People and culture (from sierra leone) The majority of the people live in the eastern and western regions of sierra leone. There are about 18 ethnic groups, http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-208054?ct=

47. The Book Chain In Sierra Leone sierra leone occupies the southwest coast of West Africa, artists and poets, have regard for indigenous languages and culture Š a library system to http://www.inasp.info/pubs/bookchain/profiles/SierraLeone.html

The Book Chain in Sierra Leone By Oliver Harding Harris realistically observed that a vibrant book development programme in Sierra Leone must encourage 'a nation's writers, artists and poets, have regard for indigenous languages and culture Š a library system to make all such books available, an efficient pattern of distribution and retail Š local publishing and printing industries'. It is true that 'any effort for the development of human resources cannot succeed in the absence of a programme of producing appropriate books and other learning materials for different segments of the population'. Theoretically, there are regulations that, if implemented or enforced, could lead to a vibrant book industry in Sierra Leone. The new education programme for Sierra Leone echoes the provision of an efficient national library service to establish, equip, manage and maintain libraries in Sierra Leone. The National Library Service is charged with the responsibility of acquiring books 'produced in and outside Sierra Leone and the collection of materials both current and retrospective relating to Sierra Leone'. This Act also makes provision for 'infringement by importation, sale and other dealings and provides remedies for such infringements'.

48. Sierra Leone and a culture of human rights, the IRCSL has become sierra leone s most As sierra leone has begun to rebuild its society, the IRCSL has begun the http://www.wcrp.org/RforP/Conflict/SIERRALEONE.html

Sierra Leone From modest beginnings in April 1997, the Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leone (IRCSL) has emerged as the strongest expression of civil society in that war-torn West African nation. Convened by Religions for Peace to assist in establishing traditions of democracy and a culture of human rights, the IRCSL has become Sierra Leone's most effective facilitator, mediator and advocate for peace. As Sierra Leone has begun to rebuild its society, the IRCSL has begun the crucial work of encouraging reconciliation and creating a culture of peace. Sierra Leone endured more than a decade of what its president calls "the most brutal warfare in the modern world." Bands of rebels, enjoying little public support but armed with advanced weaponry obtained through illegal channels, have terrorized the populace through kidnapping, maiming, and murder in an effort to depose a democratically elected government and destabilize the region. Among the most heinous of their crimes is the abduction of thousands of children for use as soldiers-forcing boys younger than 10 to kill and to participate in the other horrors of modern warfare. The IRCSL is Sierra Leone's only multi-religious organization that includes representatives from all the country's major religious groups. Sierra Leone has a long history of deeply rooted religious traditions whose institutions form the most highly developed social infrastructure in the county. In late 1996, Religions for Peace recognized that collaborative religious efforts could be a powerful force for social reconstruction in Sierra Leone and began to work with religious leaders to forge a coalition to tap these resources. Support for the initiative was received from many quarters, including President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, local Non-Government Organizations, and representatives of the international diplomatic community.

49. CHOICES Magazine Villages hit hard by war look to overcome culture of guns The war may be officially over now, but sierra leone is still awash in guns and weaponry. http://www.undp.org/dpa/choices/2004/dec/sierraleone.html

Features: Afghanistan Bosnia Burundi Colombia ... UNDP Administrator: Winning the Peace: Time is of the Essence Editor-in-Chief: The Road to Recovery World Leaders on Development Short Takes Printer-friendly version Choosing Development Over Guns in Sierra Leone Villages hit hard by war look to overcome culture of guns The war may be officially over now, but Sierra Leone is still awash in guns and weaponry. For the people of the region, who are still coming to terms with the bitter memories of the conflict, life is returning to normal. For Saidu Conteh, nine years old, that means he will actually be able to attend school. Overcoming a gun culture Initially, however, many people in Ribbi refused to cooperate with the initiative, including ex-combatants on both sides of the fighting, from the RUF and from the Civil Defense Forces. The Chiefdom Speaker finally had the idea to ask former commanders for help in convincing their former subordinates to participate. After explaining the initiative and its benefits, several former commanders decided to join and succeeded in persuading a significant number of former soldiers to turn in their weapons. Since the chiefdom has been declared arms-free, investors are more interested in the area. One company is currently restarting production in the old palm oil plantation and community members think that the improved safety of their chiefdom will bring more investments, both national and international.

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51. IRC | A Different Face Of Sierra Leone steeped in British culture highlights a side of life in sierra leone While the situation in sierra leone is now stable and new elections are http://www.theirc.org/index.cfm/wwwID/1250

email page questions/feedback get updates Resettlement in the United States Programs The IRC in San Jose Programs The IRC in Sierra Leone Refugees in U.S. Grateful for Chance to Start Over Community Collaboratives Refugee Camp Courses Orient Somali Bantu To U.S. Life Bringing Families Together In Sierra Leone ... IRC in the News - Jolie Highlights Need for Continued Assistance in Sierra Leone (May 11, 2005) IRC Mourns Loss of Child Protection Staff Member and Role Model to Thousands of Children in West Africa (February 11, 2005) Sierra Leone: IRC Launches Campaign to Stop Spread of Viral Fever (November 2, 2004) More News IRC Communications 122 East 42nd Street New York NY 10168 United States Tel: 212 551 3000 info@theirc.org Journalists may learn more at the IRC Media Center Please click here to learn more about employment opportunities with the IRC Since 1933, IRC has been helping refugees and providing hope and humanitarian aid to victims of oppression and violent conflict around the world Privacy Statement A Different Face of Sierra Leone By Alexandra Moller September 12, 2001

52. Oyster Culture - Phase I Oyster culture (sierra leone) Phase I Responsible Officer W. Allsopp. Name sierra leone. Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Res http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-83064-201_730008-1-IDRC_ADM_INFO.html

Español Français idrc.ca HOME About ... Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa Topic Explorer Projects in SierraLeone Etude exploratoire sur... Human Security and the... Sierra Leone Portal De... ... Oyster Culture (Sierra... People Alfredo Fonseca ID: Added: Modified: Features Oyster Culture (Sierra Leone) - Phase I All Basic Detail Notes ... Funding Project number: Project Status: ADMIN CLOSED Project Type: Research Project Responsible Officer: W. Allsopp Region under study: Sub-Saharan Africa Duration months: Canadian Collaboration: NO Project Admin Unit: AFNS/SAAN Project commencement date: Project planned completion date: Project actual completion date: Project total amount: CAD Total Internal Funding: CAD Total External Funding: CAD Region Sierra Leone - WARO /BRACO Collaborating officers Brian Davy Duration months: Project total amount: CAD Recipient Institution(s) Sierra Leone. Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Forestry Edited Abstract English Preliminary investigations made in Sierra Leone, Senegal, and Nigeria have shown that the successful establishment of a small oyster culture industry must include organized coordinated activity for processing and marketing as well as an effective cultivation system. The objectives of this project are to determine which technique of oyster culture is most suitable for local conditions, to evaluate current processing and marketing of oysters suggesting practical improved techniques, to identify areas safe for the culture and harvest of mangrove oysters, and to provide the basis for decisions on the level of biological inspection control necessary for developing an industry.

53. Oyster Culture - Phase II Translate this page Oyster culture (sierra leone) - Phase II sierra leone. Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Forestry Edited Abstract English (1999/11/28) http://web.idrc.ca/es/ev-83064-201_770146-1-IDRC_ADM_INFO.html

Français English IDRC.CA Acerca de IDRC ... Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa Explorador Projects in SierraLeone Etude exploratoire sur... Human Security and the... Sierra Leone Portal De... ... Oyster Culture (Sierra... Personas Alfredo Fonseca Identificación: Creado: Modificado: Novedades Oyster Culture (Sierra Leone) - Phase II Toda la información Datos generales Detalle Notas ... Financiamiento Project number: Project Status: ADMIN CLOSED Project Type: Research Project Responsible Officer: Howard Powles Region under study: Sub-Saharan Africa Duration months: Canadian Collaboration: NO Project Admin Unit: AFNS/SAAN Project commencement date: Project planned completion date: Project actual completion date: Project total amount: Total Internal Funding: Total External Funding: Region Sierra Leone - WARO/BRACO Collaborating officers Brian Davy Duration months: Project total amount: Recipient Institution(s) Sierra Leone. Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Forestry Edited Abstract English Phase 1 of this project was developed to research into techniques for growing edible size oysters from the mangrove species which are normally very small. During the first phase, techniques of suspended oyster culture were developed, local materials were used in the culture systems, and the results of this research have been published and disseminated. The objective of phase II is to further improve oyster cultivation and processing techniques and to undertake demonstration and operational research at village-scale production levels. Post Project Abstract Fre

54. The Gullah: Rice, Slavery, And The Sierra Leone-American Connection The connection between the Gullah and the people of sierra leone is a very Cuba, and Haiti as places where Nigerian culture is still evident, sierra http://www.yale.edu/glc/gullah/

Introduction Contents Bibliography About the Author Gilder Lehrman Center Introduction Mrs. Queen Ellis of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina making a Gullah basket (1976). The Gullah are a distinctive group of Black Americans from South Carolina and Georgia in the southeastern United States. They live in small farming and fishing communities along the Atlantic coastal plain and on the chain of Sea Islands which runs parallel to the coast. Because of their geographical isolation and strong community life, the Gullah have been able to preserve more of their African cultural heritage than any other group of Black Americans. They speak a creole language similar to Sierra Leone Krio, use African names, tell African folktales, make African-style handicrafts such as baskets and carved walking sticks, and enjoy a rich cuisine based primarily on rice. The Gullah people are directly descended from the slaves who labored on the rice plantations, and their language reflects significant influences from Sierra Leone and the surrounding area. The Gullahs' English-based creole language is strikingly similar to Sierra Leone Krio and contains such identical expressions as bigyai (greedy)

55. Freedom In The World 2003 Ratings Change sierra leone’s civil liberties rating improved from 5 to 4 due to commission is to try to help end sierra leone’s culture of impunity. http://www.freedomhouse.org/research/freeworld/2003/countryratings/sierra-leone.

Sierra Leone Polity: Presidential-parliamentary democracy (insurgencies) Political Rights: Civil Liberties: Status: Partly Free Economy: Mixed capitalist Population: PPP: Life Expectancy: Religious Groups: Muslim (60 percent), indigenous beliefs (30 percent), Christian (10 percent) Ethnic Groups: Temne (30 percent), Mende (30 percent), other tribes (30 percent), Creole (10 percent) Capital: Freetown Ratings Change: Sierra Leone’s civil liberties rating improved from 5 to 4 due to increased security in the country Ten Year Ratings Timeline (Political Rights, Civil Liberties, Status): 7,6,NF 7,6,NF 7,6,NF 7,6,NF 4,5,PF 7,6,NF 3,5,PF 3,5,PF 4,5,PF 4,5,PF 4,4,PF Overview Founded by Britain in 1787 as a haven for liberated slaves, Sierra Leone became independent in 1961. The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) launched a guerrilla campaign from neighboring Liberia in 1991 to end 23 years of increasingly corrupt one-party rule by President Joseph Momoh. Power fell into the lap of Captain Valentine Strasser in 1992, when he and other junior officers attempted to confront Momoh about poor pay and working conditions at the front. Momoh fled the country. The Strasser regime hired South African soldiers from the security company Executive Outcomes to help win back key diamond-rich areas. In January 1996, Brigadier Julius Maada-Bio quietly deposed Strasser. Elections proceeded despite military and rebel intimidation, and voters elected Kabbah as president. The following year, Major Johnny Paul Koroma toppled the Kabbah government, established the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, and invited the RUF to join the junta. Nigerian-led West African troops, backed by logistical and intelligence support from the British company Sandline, restored President Kabbah to power in February 1998, but the country continued to be racked by war. A peace agreement in July 1999 led to the beginning of disarmament, but the disarmament process stopped in May 2000 with a return to hostilities and the taking of about 500 peacekeepers as hostages. British troops flew in to help, and disarmament resumed in May 2001.

56. Sierra Leone / Sierra Leone :: Culture & Tourism Links : Kulturális és Idegenf International catalogue of culture and tourism. Internationaler kultureller und touristischer Katalog. Nemzetközi kulturális és idegenforgalmi katalógus. http://katalogus.kulturinfo.hu/sl.html

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57. Information Gateway Links List Display Page Country Links Database Information for sierra leone. All of the links below are to nonOPIC websites. culture UNESCO World Heritage Sites http://www.opic.gov/links/countryInfo.asp?country=Sierra Leone®ion=afr

58. Educational CyberPlayGround: Gullah Culture By Cecile McHardy Independent Schola Gullah culture by Cecile McHardy Independent Scholar Former captives settled sierra leone by 1800, and there was continued forced migration of Africans http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Linguistics/gullah.html

var ecp_channel="Linguistics" Linguistics Area Language Home AAVE Websites African Languages Army Navy ... CreoleTalk Mailing List Related Links Evolution of Language About Dialect Jamaican Creole Black Language Pioneers ... ECP RingLeaders HOT SITE Awards Gullah Culture by Cecile McHardy Independent Scholar Please forgive the long preamble. To frame the issue re big lens - recommend inter alia It is Dalby's thesis that a Black Portuguese developed as a lingua franca in West Africa in the 15th century and spread around the globe as a maritime creole. That it was an African construct for communication not only between black and white but a trade language between indigeneous coastal people who spoke different languages. It set a pattern. Even today for every European or American able to speak an African language, millions of Africans are able to speak a European language. [Also even today a great number of people in West Africa are multi-lingual] Black Portuguese had a full century of development before the Dutch displaced the Portuguese in the slave trade. A similar phenomenon - Black Dutch = Afrikaans characterised speech communities in the Dutch Islands in the Caribbean and Surinam, it is the mother tongue of Cape Coloureds, not only of Afrikaners of SA. [ consult Dalby for linguistic arguments re phonological, grammatical and semantic structure reminiscent of many African languages though vocabulary derived from European language]. So too Black French which developed by the middle of the 17th C around the French bases and colonies on both sides of the Atlantic. Goodman points out the

59. Christianity In 19th Century Sierra Leone sierra leone was founded in the 1780s as a place for freed British new culture in Christian terms, and spreading its message to all in sierra leone who http://www.bethel.edu/~letnie/AfricanChristianity/SSASierraLeone.html

African Christianity Homepage Christianity in Africa South of the Sahara Protestant Christianity Christianity in 19th Century Sierra Leone Christianity in Africa South of the Sahara Homepage Roman Catholic Missions 1450-1890 Kongo Christianity Roman Catholic Missions 1890-1960 ... Protestant Missions 1700-1890 Sierra Leone Southern Africa Xhosa Interior Missions Buganda ... Zionists Sierra Leone was founded in the 1780s as a place for freed British ex-slaves to resettle in Africa. It became a British Crown Colony in 1806, the year before the slave trade was outlawed. In January of 1792, 1,200 former American slaves who had ought on the British side in the Revolutionary War, then emigrated to Nova Scotia, where they were unable to obtain land of their own, arrived in Sierra Leone and settled in Freetown. The expenses of their voyage were paid for by the British government. They had become Christians while in North America and carried their "boisterous Christianity" with them back to Africa, defining their new culture in Christian terms, and spreading its message to all in Sierra Leone who would listen. The Settlers, as the Nova Scotia Sierra Leonians came to be called, now fortified by a large influx of "Recaptives" Ð persons taken from captured slave ships and resettled in Sierra Leone grew into a large and vibrant Christian community. In the 1860s the Sierra Leonean community requested the aid of full-time missionary clergy from England. The Church in Sierra Leone was already lively and vibrant under the leadership of the wealthy and powerful Settler Christians. The missionaries sent out to minister to them were not infrequently their inferiors in knowledge of the Bible and Christian doctrine.

60. Sierra Leone - Definition Of Sierra Leone In Encyclopedia The Republic of sierra leone is a country in West Africa, on the coast of the culture. Main article culture of sierra leone Music of sierra leone http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Sierra_Leone

Add to Favorites General Encyclopedia Legal ... Law forum Search Word: Visit our Law forums Labor Law Accidents Law Bankruptcy Law Business Law ... Tax Law The Republic of Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa , on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean . The country is bordered by Guinea in the north and Liberia in the southeast. Republic of Sierra Leone In Detail (Full size) National motto : Unity - Freedom - Justice Missing image LocationSierraLeone.png image:LocationSierraLeone.png Official language English Capital Freetown ... Area - Total - % water Ranked 116th km² Population - Total ( Density Ranked 102nd 76/km² Independence April 27 Currency Leone ... Calling Code Contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Politics 3 Provinces 4 Geography ... 9 External links History Main article: History of Sierra Leone The written history of Sierra Leone begins in , when Portuguese explorers first landed and named the country "Lion Mountains". Europeans used the land as a source for slaves , but in , the now capital Freetown was established as city for former slaves living in London In , Sierra Leone became a British Crown Colony , which it remained until halfway through the 20th century , when the process of de-colonisation was commenced. This culminated in independence on

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