Sierra Leone: From Swords into Ploughshares
Sierra Leone may be slowly transcending its ethnic-based politics, but poverty remains an omnipresent threat to its development and democracy.
Free Elections Encourage in Sierra Leone, But Most Left Behind by Western Development
The citizens of Sierra Leone turned out in droves to vote, but they have failed to benefit from booming oil exploration and the mining industry.
Sierra Leone Up for Grabs
The case of the Sierra Leone “15” highlights the country’s growing resistance to multinational land-grabs.
The Strange Case of Charles Taylor
This long-awaited verdict against the former Liberian strongman brings some measure of justice to a region ripped apart by brutality, greed, and proxy wars.
Charles Taylor Found Guilty of War Crimes — Emira Woods Available for Comment
Emira Woods, an Institute for Policy Studies expert originally from Liberia, comments on Taylor’s conviction.
Expert Available: Emira Woods comments on Charles Taylor, former head of state of Liberia found guilty of war crimes
Emira Woods, public scholar on Africa, foreign policy, originally from Liberia, available for comment or interview.
Brown Bag Discussion: Dancing with Child Soldiers
David Alan Harris is a choreographer, writer, and leading dance/movement therapist who specializes in fostering recovery among survivors of egregious human rights abuse. His article on his work in Sierra Leone can be read here.
This event is co-sponsored by Foreign Policy In Focus (www.fpif.org) and the Semester on Peace at the University of Maryland (http://www.peace.umd.edu).
Brown Bag Discussion: Dancing with Child Soldiers
David Alan Harris is a choreographer, writer, and leading dance/movement therapist who specializes in fostering recovery among survivors of egregious human rights abuse. His article on his work in Sierra Leone can be read here.
This event is co-sponsored by Foreign Policy In Focus (www.fpif.org) and the Semester on Peace at the University of Maryland (http://www.peace.umd.edu).
Dance and Child Soldiers
Dance/movement therapy can help child soldiers deal with trauma and postwar reconciliation.
Postcard from…Freetown
In countries like Sierra Leone, AFRICOM is definitely not the answer to Africa’s challenges.