Similarly, in Sierra Leone, following a 10-year internal conflict between 1991-2002, Sierra Leone returned to peace. As the country rebuilt institutions, the economy experienced wild swings in GDP ...

Liberia and neighbouring Sierra Leone, where another bloody civil war ended in 2002, are poor, troubled countries with ropy democracies. Yet both are in much better shape than 20 years ago.

“War, Women and Post-conflict Empowerment: Lessons from Sierra Leone” depicts the everyday struggles of women trying to improve their lives, while illuminating the political, legal and ...

Carla Castañeda, How Liberal Peacebuilding May Be Failing Sierra Leone, Review of African Political Economy, Vol. 36, No. 120, Conflict and Peace in the Horn of Africa (Jun., 2009), ... Sierra Leone's ...

Sierra Leone is gearing up for crucial presidential elections on Saturday amid growing discontent and calls for change from its citizens. This will be the fifth election since the end of the ...

Land disputes in Sierra Leone are a complex issue, dating back decades. Weak land tenure systems, rapid urbanisation and population growth, poverty, inequality, corruption and weak governance are ...

The small Western African state earlier this month concluded a round of seismic research that it now hopes would lure ...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been chosen to be the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS ...

Explore the incredible and very different stories of Botswana and Sierra Leone,two African nations that took vastly different paths despite their resources and potential. Botswana, a small and largely ...

Sierra Leone’s ratification of UNESCO’s culture conventions reflects the spirit of shared responsibility to protect and promote culture for future generations.