Sierra Leone

The story begins with Ishmael, and his brother Junior, living in the town of Mogbwemo, Sierra Leone. The brothers travel to Mattru Jong to meet up with friends and perform their dance routine. While they are staying in Mattru Jong they learn that their town was attacked by the RUF, otherwise known as the rebels. They stay at a friend’s house in Mattru Jong, while they search for their family. The RUF attack Mattru Jong and capture the city. Ishmael and Junior flee into the forest, but they get…

Charles Taylor a former Liberian President on May 30, 2012 was sentenced to 50 years in prison for aiding and abetting during the Sierra Leone civil war. The Special Court of Sierra Leone found him guilty on 11 counts of crimes such as terrorism, murder, and enslavement. Liberia and Sierra Leone Taylor was the first Liberian government official to be found guilty for receiving royalties from illegal diamond mines that were exchanged for armored weapons and utilities. The conflict or “blood”…

health care system issues. In the country Sierra leone their health care system is very poor. Almost three fourths of the children are malnourished. The country sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in Africa, not only is it the poorest it also has a weak government and healthcare system. The health care system in Sierra Leone is suffering from not having the medication or equipment to render aid to the sick or to expecting mothers. In Sierra Leone Most of the clinics are non…

country Sierra Leone. In 1949 on the 10 of August, Sierra Leone had its first international match aainst Nigeriaanother British colony. Sierra Leone lost the match by 2 goal to 0. the team again in 1954 had another encounter with another sister colony country called Gold Coast, now Ghana. Sierra Leone against lost 2:0.…

INTRO: The social structure in Sierra Leone before imperialism was very well structured. However once imperialism hit the social structure fell apart. But once imperialism was over Sierra Leone tried to pick themselves up to try to evolve their social structure to a more modern standard. BEFORE: There are somewhere around fifteen and twenty ethnic gatherings in Sierra Leone. Relations have been by and large warm among them, and Sierra Leone has to a great extent kept away from the racial…

and Day Economic Comparisons of Sierra Leone and France. In the world that we live in today there are various countries with different cultures, government policies and economic outcomes. In 2016 I traveled to West Africa and France and immediately notice a drastic difference in the development of the two countries. Upon arrival into France a person will notice its many amenities and attractions. Frances is a rich country in multiple ways in contrast Sierra Leone is rich in natural resources…

century. One of the countries that were taken over by imperialism was Sierra Leone. The Republic of Sierra Leone is a country located in West Africa and is infamous for its civil wars and “blood diamonds.” Before being imperialized by Britain in 1808, Sierra Leone was made up of freed American slaves from the Revolutionary War. Later on, in time, other liberated slaves or descendants of those slaves would end up settling in Sierra Leone. It is unknown how their caste system operated, but it is…

actions affect him after the war, they transformed him as a person, he lost 2 families because of the war, his actual family and his fellow brothers in arms. The war made him flee the country to the United States because he could no longer stay in Sierra Leone. This all has taught me that if you use violence it will change everything you perceive in life. It could make you more angry then you were which will make things worse because if you use violent actions against people eventually it will…

critically analyze the negotiation process that led to the Lomé Peace Agreement in Sierra Leone in 1999. Sierra Leone, a former British colony of ex-slaves achieves independence in 1961 (Mackenzie 2009). Immediately followed by two military coups to attain control of the state in order to justly redistribute the resources of the state. In 1991 began the 11 year civil war in Sierra Leone between the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) led by Kabbah and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). The…

Siaka Stevens' oppressive rule between 1968 to 1985 created a strong grievance which is argued to be the root cause of the rebel war in Sierra Leone (1). The All People's Congress used violence through the Internal Security Unit or poor youths who were given drugs and false promises of employment to suppress political opposition which formed a one-party dictatorship between the years 1978 to 1992 (1). This resulted in an increasing army of jobless, disillusioned group of young adults addicted to…