Sierra Leone: Registration for War Victims Kicks Off
04 Dec 2008 | By Joseph Turay, journalist at Cotton Tree News
Sierra Leone government agency has started registration for victims of the war for the implementation of a reparations program. Joseph Turay reports
Sierra Leone: Red Cross helps amputee children with schooling
20 Oct 2008
Young victims of Sierra Leone civil war receive support from the Red Cross in the form of school fees and textbooks. Salamatu Kemokai of IRN reports
Liberia/ Sierra Leone: Refugees Complain of Misery, Sexual Violence in Liberia Camps
04 Oct 2008
Macdonald Metzger of UNMIL Radio and Olive Thomas of Star Radio report on Sierra Leonean refugees' living conditions at the VOA camp near Monrovia
Sierra Leone: Corruption Allegations Undermine Trust in Police
30 Sep 2008
Mariama Gandi and Ibrahim Mansaray report on alleged corruption by members of Sierra Leone traffic police
Sierra Leone: Amputees Still Waiting for Reparations
29 Sep 2008
Salamatu Kemokai and Foday Lansana look at what is being done for amputees as Sierra Leone receives $3 million from the UN Peacebuilding Fund
Sierra Leone gets first female prison
12 Aug 2008 | By Joseph Turay, journalist at Cotton Tree News
A new prison wing for female prisoners has opened at Kenema Prison, in the East of Sierra Leone. Joseph Turay of Cotton Tree News reports
Memorials in Sierra Leone: An honour to the dead or a painful reminder of war?
18 Jul 2008 | By Foday Sajuma of Radio Moa
Sierra Leoneans are debating the construction of war monuments in the communities affected by the civil war. A story by Sajuma Foday of Radio Moa.
Sierra Leone’s former President testifies at Special Court
30 May 2008 | By Umaru S Jah of The Democrat
The former President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, has testified before the Special Court. A story by Umaru S Jah of The Democrat
Sierra Leone: Traditional reconciliation ceremonies gain ground
17 Apr 2008 | By Salamatu Kemokai of the Independent Radio Network
Traditional ceremonies help victims and perpetrators reconcile after Sierra Leone's civil war. Story by Salamatu Kemokai of the IRN.
Sierra Leone to provide Uganda with lessons for war victim compensation
10 Apr 2008 | By Joe Wacha
A team of Ugandans goes to Sierra Leone to study rehabilitation of war victims. A story by Joe Wacha of Uganda Radio Network.