Sierra Leone - News and Analysis

Sierra Leone and Ghana: Setting a New Template for African Elections?

Though "mature" Ghana and "fragile" Sierra Leone are rarely compared in terms of their democracies, their elections followed notably similar trends.


	Review – Reimagining Child Soldiers in International Law In challenging typical accounts of child soldiers as passive, faultless victims, Mark Drumbl's book makes a valuable contribution to the understanding of child soldiering.
	Sierra Leone's General Election: Women Struggle to Be Heard Just 6.5% of the parliamentary nominees for the elections are women. But one of them is Maada Bio's running mate and could become vice-president.
	13: International Humanitarian Law How does International Humanitarian Law prevent unnecessary suffering in conflicts?
	Ansar Dine Buys Time in Mali; Election-related Violence in Sierra Leone Kidnapping risk high in Mali despite Ansar Dine negotiations and violence likely in the week before Sierra Leone’s polls.
	Sierra Leone's 2012 Elections: The More Things Change... Sierra Leone's legacies of identity politics, violence, corruption and inequality have proven difficult to overcome. Will the election change that?
	Sierra Leone: Health is Wealth Sierra Leone must continue to invest in healthcare to ensure a stable economic future.
	Charles Taylor Gets 50 Years As the former Liberian president is sentenced, read around the subject with Think Africa Press.
	Charles Taylor Trial: Justice For Whom, By Whom? The Charles Taylor judgment reveals the selective nature of international justice.
	Charles Taylor Trial: Awaiting Justice and Reconciliation in Liberia As the verdict in the Taylor trial nears, there is disagreement in Liberia over how best to move forward.
	Lubanga Convicted: What Next for the ICC? The ICC faces several credibility tests in its decisions over who to indict.