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For Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, war is over but not forgotten |
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It has been 10 years since the civil war in Sierra Leone ended. For Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, however, the war and its effects are engraved not just in the memories of the band members, but in the group’s very name.
As listeners to their 2006 debut, “Living Like a Refugee,” or viewers of the 2005 documentary devoted to their story know, the group formed in refugee camps in Guinea in the late 1990s.
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Sunderland exhibition showcases Sierra Leone charity mission |
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A TRIP to help Sierra Leone’s poverty-stricken children is being documented as part of Christian Aid Week.
Sunderland Minster is showcasing photographs chronicling Peter Murray’s journey to the Bonthe region of the West African country last year.
Peter was selected by Christian Aid to represent it on the trip.
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Sierra Leone eyes tourism |
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Bone-white sand squeaks beneath your feet, the curved beach framed by lush forested hills, empty but for a handful of expats and intrepid tourists who have got wind of Sierra Leone's raw beauty.
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Security Council Delegation To Visit Liberia, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone |
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RTTNews) - The members of the United Nations Security Council will leave New York on Friday for an official mission to West Africa. The ambassadors of the 15 Security Council member states will visit Liberia, Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone, a UN spokesperson told reporters at UN Headquarters in New York.
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Students Create Portraits of Sierra Leone Orphans |
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Earlier this school year, members of the West Essex High School National Art Honor Society created 35 portraits of orphaned children in Sierra Leone, a West African nation plagued by civil war from 1991 to 2002.
West Essex Art Honor Society Advisor Eileen Dormer, an art teacher at West Essex High School, said this is the seventh consecutive year that the society has participated in the International Memory Portrait Project and created portraits of children who have been orphaned by war, famine, disease or disaster.
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Sierra Leone trial: Charles Taylor set to address court |
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Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor is expected to address the international court that found him guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes.
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Second season of Airtel Rising Stars football talent search kicks off in Sierra Leone |
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Freetown, Sierra Leone, May 16th 2012 Ai1rtel Sierra Leone today announced the details of the second round of Africa’s largest youth football initiative – the Airtel Rising Stars soccer talent programme that aims to focus on identifying and nurturing budding soccer talent from the grassroots onto a national stage.
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Taylor prosecutor visits Sierra Leone |
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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, May 14 (UPI) -- The conviction of former Liberian President Charles Taylor on war crimes charges is a victory for the people of Sierra Leone, a prosecutor said.
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Visit to Sierra Leone charity project hailed as an ‘inspiration’ by model |
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Award-winning model Tali Lennox recently visited Sierra Leone, one of the world’s poorest countries, as a Christian Aid Week (13-19 May) ambassador.
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Visit to Sierra Leone charity project hailed as an ‘inspiration’ by model |
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Award-winning model Tali Lennox recently visited Sierra Leone, one of the world’s poorest countries, as a Christian Aid Week (13-19 May) ambassador.
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