Sierra Leone

2007-2008, Democratic Republic of the Congo(149 cases, mortality 25%). However, in March the largest and deadliest outbreak in history began in multiple countries in West Africa ( Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, and Senegal). the burden of the disease has been primarily associated with Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia where there was widespread transmission. What has made the this outbreak extraordinary, this is the first time Ebola has been imported to other parts of the world:…

In spite of the fact, the RUF soldiers had faith in Sankoh’s and trusted him to better the country, his anti-government was a huge threat to Sierra Leone. Foday Sankoh led a vicious rebel group whose fighters use machetes to kill civilians in Sierra Leone. This group hacked off their hands, feets, lips, and ears. In fact, they raped thousands of girls and women. (Foday Sankoh: The cruel, 2003). The RUF was 15,000 strong with rebels, and they continued to dominate the countryside, including the…

Theory Application: Mohamed Mohamed Bah grew up in a small village in Sierra Leone called Motema (p. 98). When he was a young boy he lived with his mother but then went to live with his older brother, 1 of 25 siblings, in Freetown, Sierra Leone (p. 98). Mohamed follows the Muslim faith, has short hair, skin the color of coffee beans, and a deep widows peak (p. 84). While in Freetown, Mohamed attended the Hope Day School and was given the opportunity to come to the United States of America (US)…

Blood Diamonds “Dig or Die” is a phrase often used when talking about our world 's most loved gem, the diamond. Many precious jewels are faceted with conflict. Blood diamonds, or conflict diamonds, are diamonds mined in war-torn countries by antigovernment groups (Blood Diamonds). These militias use the money to aid their cause. Wars fueled by these diamonds have taken over 3.7 million lives, in countries such as Zimbabwe, Angola, Congo and Liberia. Most people do not know what was sacrificed…

The African mask has appeared in various forms and has been adapted in countless ways in Western art as a typification of ceremonial masquerade. In the 2016 Brooklyn Museum exhibition titled Disguise: Masks and Global African Art, twenty-five contemporary artists attempted to bridge the gap between mask and masquerade by both historically contextualizing and re-creating the part that the African mask and masquerade play today. The Helmet Mask (Gbetu) with Raffia Costume was created during the…

As seen in Nigeria and Sierra Leone, there are many factors to this equation. Diversification in income serves as a huge catalyst for this stability in economics due to nations changing export strategies. In Nigeria, former President Goodluck Jonathan, had issued an economic plan…

amount of cases incidents that were rising weekly. Approximately 995 patients were confirmed, probable, or suspected of infection were not all able to be hospitalized because of the lack of hospital rooms that were available. The capacity in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia hospitals only had a total of 610 beds combined for these types of patients. Data has been collected for analysis by many field teams to provide a better opportunity to understand the Ebola virus epidemic. It is more than…

that probably tapered the officials repression was the fact that they did not view the Indians to be as inferior as the African populations that they governed. In fact a bourgeois class of Indians are employed all over the empire including in Sierra Leone “ The British practice of indirect rule sought to create an Indian elite that would serve British interests” (Cole & Symes). What likely prompted the hands off approach that the Indian government is taking is the Sepoy rebellion that happened…

Globalizing Politics Globalization affects almost every single aspect of life for the citizens in the Mayor’s city. With respect to globalization, my area of expertise is the economic role that globalization plays in every aspect of the town. I will focus on will be the economic benefits our city would undergo if we allowed our city to globalize at an increased rate. Economic globalization can be defined as the “Intensification and stretching of global economic connections throguhtout the globe…

Analyzing Frontline: Ebola Outbreak In the 2014 Frontline documentary of the Ebola outbreak, awareness of the devastation and severity of the Ebola virus are brought to the surface. The disease has ravaged the country of Sierra Leone and surrounding territories like Guinea. Community helpers, volunteers, and organizations such as Doctors without Borders have come together to help those in need of aid. Unfortunately, the efforts of the doctors and helpers seem futile because the rate of…