Sierra Leone
Global corporations compete for West African minerals
By Trevor Johnson, July 1, 2010
West Africa has become the scene of intense competition between international mining companies as the price of minerals has risen after the recession of 2009. At the centre of this development is a region that covers parts of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, recognised as the biggest of the world’s remai
Pregnancy ends in death for one in eight mothers in Sierra Leone
By Barry Mason, October 7, 2009
An Amnesty International report shows that women in Sierra Leone have a one-in-eight chance of dying from the complications associated with pregnancy and childbirth.
Nigerian military topples Sierra Leone junta
By Bill Vann, February 21, 1998
Following a nine-day offensive and a bombardment of the city of Freetown, Nigerian military forces succeeded in toppling the military junta which seized power in the West African state of Sierra Leone in May of last year.
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