Britain dispatches troops to Sierra Leone

The Scotsman;  May 8, 2000 ;     650 words ......Britons in strife-torn Sierra Leone. "The paras will be...British nationals from Sierra Leone, should that be made...British nationals in Sierra Leone, although it is not...The troops could enter Sierra Leone should that be required...peacekeeping force in Sierra ...

Sierra Leone Leader Rips Liberia's Taylor

AP Online;  August 6, 2003 ;     276 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: FREETOWN, Sierra Leone President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah on Tuesday blamed...enabling a decade-long terror campaign in Sierra Leone by rebels infamous for hacking off the limbs...ouster, played a key role in the deployment of Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front ...

Sierra Leone Rebel Talks of Peace

AP Online;  June 5, 1999 ;     700+ words ......people.'' Indeed, much has been destroyed in Sierra Leone since Sankoh and his followers took up arms...Tens of thousands of people have died since Sierra Leone descended into civil war in 1991 and coups...have waged a grisly campaign of terror, and Sierra Leone's hospitals are ...

On the brink, again.(Sierra Leone)

U.S. News & World Report;  May 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ...FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE--When the hardened rebels...mosaic of factions, from Sierra Leone's hodgepodge Army to...to doubt the U.N. The Sierra Leone mission was supposed...eight-year-old civil war has made Sierra Leone one of the poorest countries...had been stationed in ...

For Sierra Leone news, it's an Elk River Web site; A metro area man spends...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 7, 1997 ;     562 words ......uprising against the civilian government of Sierra Leone from a person calling from the West...site on the World Wide Web dedicated to Sierra Leone. Culling information from wire services...major source for most of the news about Sierra Leone for almost everybody, said Aiah Fanday...

Analysis: Warring factions in Sierra Leone are breaking apart the country...

Talk of the Nation (NPR);  January 18, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Warring factions in Sierra Leone are breaking apart the...Suarez. The suffering of Sierra Leone this hour on the program...colonial overlord in Sierra Leone. When Britain turned...defend the results of Sierra Leone's elected leaders. Rebel...rebel-held positions in ...

International Community Calls for Early End to Hostage Crisis in Sierra...

Xinhua News Agency;  May 12, 2000 ;     674 words ......work," he said. The current hostage crisis in Sierra Leone is being closely watched not only in Africa...success or failure of the U.N. peace efforts in Sierra Leone would have broader impact on the current and...about the impact which these latest events in Sierra Leone could have ...

Sierra Leone: Liberian leader Charles Taylor spurred vicious war

AP Worldstream;  August 5, 2003 ;     354 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: FREETOWN, Sierra Leone President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah on Tuesday blamed...enabling a decade- long terror campaign in Sierra Leone by rebels infamous for hacking off the limbs...role in the development and deployment of Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front rebels, ...

Sierra Leone: Time to forgive

New Pittsburgh Courier;  September 8, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Sierra Leone: Time to forgive SIERRA LEONE--Moments before the rebels...jungle village in Eastern Sierra Leone. Instead, he kneels in the...in agony. It took him 12 hours to reach a hospital. "How...people lost everything in Sierra Leone's civil war, ...

`A UN failure in Sierra Leone will undermine peace efforts in Africa'

New Straits Times;  May 13, 2000 ;     378 words ......Straits Times 05-13-2000 `A UN failure in Sierra Leone will undermine peace efforts in Africa' Byline...News THE United Nations failure in war-torn Sierra Leone will have a serious impact on its broader...international community to see the UN operations in Sierra Leone through, ...

Sierra Leone's uncertain path to peace.(Brief Article)

The Economist (US);  December 11, 1999 ;     700+ words ......hyperactive teenagers. Hundreds of rebels from Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front (RUF) had come...But they wanted it all now. Port Loko is Sierra Leone in microcosm. Next to the rebels' camp is...UN's departing special representative for Sierra Leone, says the peace process ...

RIGHTS: TAYLOR DEFIES SIERRA LEONE WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  May 14, 2003 ;     700+ words ......GIN) -- The U.N.-backed Sierra Leone War Crimes Tribunal and...the Special Court for Sierra Leone chief prosecutor, accused...Ivorian border in the early hours of Tuesday morning . The...government was not harboring the Sierra Leone war crime suspect. White...responsibility ...

MUSIC-SIERRA LEONE: SOUTH AFRICAN REGGAE STAR THRILLS FANS

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  January 14, 2003 ;     503 words ......barely a year ago. The West African state of Sierra Leone ended a decade of violent civil war in January...by the climate of insecurity and chaos in Sierra Leone. Dube himself said in local radio interviews that it was an opportunity for me to come to Sierra Leone and send my message ...

ALBRIGHT TO SEE PEACE'S HIGH PRICE IN SIERRA LEONE

The Boston Globe;  October 18, 1999 ;     700+ words ...FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Special units had special...stopover will last only a few hours, it is still more attention...have to defend themselves." Sierra Leone is famed for its wealth...slaughter. For the peace of Sierra Leone is the devil's peace, a...Nations special envoy to ...

Albright to see peace's high price in Sierra Leone

The Boston Globe;  October 18, 1999 ;     700+ words ...FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Special units had special...stopover will last only a few hours, it is still more attention...have to defend themselves." Sierra Leone is famed for its wealth...slaughter. For the peace of Sierra Leone is the devil's peace, a...Nations special envoy to ...