Tag: peace
Sierra Leonean Security Personnel to Lead Specialized Child Protection Training in Rwanda
Two Sierra Leonean police officers, Chief Superintendents Hawa Koloneh Conteh and Zainab Mbalu Gbla, have been selected as the principal instructors for this year’s Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace, and Security child ...Michaela DePrince Sierra Leone orphan on ‘Dancing With The Stars’ tonight!
“Remember, I was only four years old and lived in abject poverty, so I was most influenced by her luxurious costume and pink satin shoes. However, I also was fascinated by ...Sierra Leone ex-child soldier wants guilty verdict in Taylor trial
As Sierra Leone and the rest of the world anxiously await the April 26 verdict of Charles Taylor’s trial in The Hague, former child soldier and now UNICEF goodwill ambassador Ishmael Beah ...War Don Don: Celebrating 10yrs of peace with Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars
It was ten years today that President Tejan Kabbah officially announced the end of Sierra Leone’s civil. Today we celebrate 10 years of peace with our brothers and sisters all over the ...Fambul Tok Film Review @DOCNYC Fest 2011
Fambul Tok Viewer Reactions I found out that the much talked about Fambul Tok Documentary was playing at the DOC NYC, New York’s Documentary Film Festival last weekend and I went to check it out. The ...War Don Don: Sierra Leone Documentary gets International Attention
War Don Don, a documentary by American Film Maker Rebecca Richman Cohen, tells the story of Issa Sesay ex-commander of the RUF (a rebel army in Sierra Leone) and his trial including narratives of ...UN pays reparations to victims 9yrs after war’s end
I heard on the radio that the UN Peace Building Fund had commenced the process of paying reparations to amputees, victims of rape and other war wounded 9 yrs after the signing ...Naomi Campbell testifies at UN Special Court in the Hague (VIDEOS)
Naomi Campbell finally had her day in court and she confirms previous allegations that she did receive diamonds from Charles Taylor. She claims however that she gave the stones to a friend, ...The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara, Sierra Leone Civil War Survivor
Olufemi Terry’s Booker prize win might have you looking for other sierra leonean writing talent.You may have heard of Mariatu Kamara’s Bite of the Mango published back in 2008 in Canada. The ...Naomi Campbell boosts Charles Taylor Trial Profile
Over the past 3 years the Charles Taylor Trial in Hague has received very little media coverage and the majority of Sierra Leoneans are disengaged from the process. A couple weeks ago ...
