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The Craig Bellamy Foundation
Road to 2010 World Cup | May 7th 2008 by Amunti
West Ham and Wales striker Craig Bellamy has had an interesting career.From spats with teammates to public wrangling with coaches and trainers, Bellamy has never been far from the spotlight.It's with interest I saw the story of Bellamy planning to bu read more
400,000 Sierra Leoneans are mentally ill
Bad Thinking | May 3rd 2008 by Hubert Xapier
According to Dr. Edward Nahim, who is the only psychiatrist in the country, if this is to be believed. read more
Committee to Protect Journalists Unveils the Impunity Index
Another War-on-Terror Blog | April 30th 2008 by Brian Gill
There's a new list of nations that let journalists get killed. The idea is to embarrass leaders whose countries are on the list, so that they'll follow up when someone kills a reporter in their territory. To get on the list, a country would have to h read more
Book:Education in the Muslim World
Sociolingo's Africa | April 16th 2008 by sociolingo
This book is a general one but there is one chapter Colin Brock, James Dada & Tida Jata. Selected Perspectives on Education in West Africa, with Special Reference to the Gambia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria which is relevant to African interests read more
Alan White: World Traveller
White In Bay RIdge | April 14th 2008 by White In Bay Ridge
I spent some time in my younger days as a backpacker. No, that’s not a crude word for a homosexual. I would take my backpack and go. I went to Europe, I went to South America, and I went to Africa. I must say, Africa was a trip and a half. You see read more
The Stamps of West Africa
The Philatelic Database | April 14th 2008 by richard
William Cochrane. This article is based on an article, which originally appeared in the Stamp Collectors’ Fortnightly (October 28, 1911). For philatelic purposes Africa seems to be divided into West Africa, South… read more
Fake Email From George and Susan Daniels of Sierra Leone
Scammers Exposed | March 14th 2008 by scambuster
Short, sweet and promising! Would you believe it? Are you gonna fall for it? Watch out!Subject: From George and Suzan DanielsFrom email address: georgedaniels002@yahoo.com- email content -Dearest,We are George and Suzan Daniels from Sierra Leone.We a read more
Sierra Leone: UNICEF Executive Director sees progress and challen…
Sociolingo's Africa | March 12th 2008 by sociolingo
Source: UNICEF Executive Director sees progress and challenges in West Africa During a three-day trip to Sierra Leone at the end of February, UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman said stability was bringing progress for the country’s childr read more
Sierra Leone: Women Protest In Favor of Female Genital Mutilation
Scarlett Crusader | March 5th 2008 by Velvet Hammer
Sierra Leone women demonstrate for ‘traditional’ mutilation FREETOWN (AFP) - Some 800 women in the Sierra Leone town of Kailahun paraded Tuesday in favour of genital mutilation and told donors opposed to the practice to keep their money, read more
Profile: Sierra Leone’s slum medic
Sociolingo's Africa | February 18th 2008 by sociolingo
Source: BBC NEWS I’m posting this BBC profile in full because I want you to read it! Please don’t think that this situation is untypical and just exists in slum areas. I have seen clinics like this in several countries. The lack of eve read more
Allah is not obliged*
Leo Africanus | February 14th 2008 by Leo Africanus
Nigerian film director Newton Aduaka’s feature about a child soldier in Sierra Leone, Ezra, is finally being shown on a New York City screen at the Film Forum in Manhattan (for a limited run only). The New York Times’ Stephen Holden revie read more
Ezra - A Film of Truth
Children With Guns | February 8th 2008
This article on the film "Ezra", talks about the film making process and how the entire outlook of the writers changed once they visited Sierra Leone themselves and talked to child soldiers. I haven't seen this film yet, but I will post my own review read more
9 Million Refugees...
HustleKnockin' | January 6th 2008 by Black Canseco
Found this amazing site called ninemillion.org. It's dedicated to the refugee children of the wars in Sierra Leone . It's worth checking out. Here's part of a documentary featuring a kid named "Alhaji Jeffrey Kamara". He now lives in Portland, Oregon read more
Sassy Cause - Official Start of the 2008 Pledge Campaign!!!!
Sassy | January 1st 2008 by Sasha
Happy New Year to Everyone. Today is the official launch of our 2008 Pledge Campaign. Please CLICK HERE to learn about the 2008 pledge!!!!!! read more
Comments & Feedback
The Invisible Child | January 1st 2008 by The Invisible Child
One of the things I was most looking forward to about starting my blog was the comments section where I could communicate with my readers. My blog has now been active for almost a week and I was thrilled to find I had two comments waiting to be appro read more
“Blood Diamond” — Jewels in Zwick’s Classic Film
Riehl Life: Village Wisdom for the 21st Century | December 18th 2007 by Janet Grace Riehl
In Blood Diamond a fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond. But, what are the real jewels here? The smuggler is searching for a diamond, but finds God in an unexpected series of plot read more
africans care about activism too
When not in Africa. . . | October 16th 2007
Many times I hear that I am fighting a losing battle here in the US trying to get people to care about providing access to basic healthcare in Africa because 'Africans' don't care. I am told that the African people who I am trying to help are not at read more
Last Licks on Road to Ghana 2008
Road to 2010 World Cup | October 11th 2007 by Amunti
This is it! We wind down qualification for the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana this weekend with the final games in Groups Two and Nine. Reigning champions Egypt are favorites for one of the places, as they need only to avoid defeat at home to B read more
La Françafrique de Sarkozy
Matchafa: pour comprendre le monde | September 29th 2007 by matchafa
Ces vidéos peuvent être considérés comme étant à la suite de ceux du billet «Qu’est-ce que la Françafrique?». PARTIE I: De Chirac à Sarkozy 1 envoyé par sur_vivant PARTIE II: De Chirac à Sarkozy 2 envoyé par sur_vivant PARTIE III read more
Image du jour
Matchafa: pour comprendre le monde | September 29th 2007 by matchafa
Cliquez pour agrandir. read more
Blood Diamond
Lisa Reviews | September 19th 2007 by Lisa
Amazon.com Widgets Blood Diamond is set during the Sierra Leone’s bloody civil war in 1999.Danny (Leoardo DiCaprio), a smuggler who sells “blood” diamonds used to finance terrorists, meets a local fisherman (Djimon Hounsou) wh read more
Sarkozy ce néo-colonisateur de l’Afrique
Matchafa: pour comprendre le monde | August 19th 2007 by matchafa
Dans un billet précédent nous avons briévement parlé des liens qui unissent Sarkozy au groupe Bolloré. Plusieurs ont été sidérés du discours de colonisateur tenu par Sarkozy à Dakar le 26 juillet dernier. Mais c’est qu’il étai read more
Sierra Leone-Test of fire!
all about peace | August 11th 2007 by karthik cmouli
Sierra Leone is heading for the polls today which will see if the conflict ravaged country can pick up the pieces and hold a democratic election.this country more than any other country has seen so many conflicts that if one were to talk about wars a read more
[TV] Tune in tonight to hear Ishmael Beah
UNICEF Fieldnotes | July 13th 2007
ABC's 20/20 will present an hour-long broadcast in which Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, will discuss his experience as a child soldier in Sierra Leone. UNICEF played a key role in the Beah's rehabilitation, liftin read more
The Impact of Football in Africa
Road to 2010 World Cup | June 28th 2007 by Amunti
Ibrahim Dabo is a football journalist from Sierra Leone who runs Goal.com's excellent African soccer page. Recently, he wrote an invigorating piece on the meaning of football in people's lives in Africa. It is an excellent essay and well-thought out. read more
Thuram Speaks Out Against Violence
Road to 2010 World Cup | June 27th 2007 by Amunti
Football gives otherwise ordinary men the platform to voice their opinions. Some come off as goofy while others come off as strong, even intelligent. France and Barcelona defender Lilian Thuram is a well-spoken athlete with a lot to say. Recently, th read more
Awilo Longomba - det svänger!
NEKULTURNY | June 7th 2007 by Christian
Awilo Longomba får mig att känna den kompakta lukten av svett som slog emot en på China House i Freetown en fredagskväll. Skulle tro att var tredje eller var fjärde låt var en Awilo-sång. "Coupe Bibamba", "Gate le Coin", "Cache Cache" - alla s read more
Double Disaster Taints Fragile Image of African Football
Road to 2010 World Cup | June 5th 2007 by Amunti
This one comes in from the man I like to call my 'Eyes & Ears' in Africa. He's Mark Gleeson and a well-known, respected journalist from Reuters. No, I don't know the man personally. But if anyone in the cyberworld does and wants to use my previous po read more
MBAs Without Borders
White African | May 3rd 2007
(I found this via Springwise , one of my favorite sites.) MBAs Without Borders (MWB) is an organization that is sends MBA professionals all over the world to developing nations. Generally, I'm not big on “development initiatives” sinc read more
The Forgotten Children of Sierra Leone
LifePrints - Good News for a More Compassionate World | April 25th 2007 by Lisa McGlaun
All As One asks a sobering question, "Who paid for your diamond?"More importantly when I look at the rings on my fingers, I think, "Who paid for MY diamonds?" When I glance at the beautiful princess cut stone I wear on my left hand, I wonder, "How wo read more
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