Better than bullets

Article Abstract:

At a recent political rally in Sierra Leone's southern city of Bo, a placard read: "Failure is Death!" and the rhetoric is not entirely hysterical. Elections in countries just emerged from civil wars are as much a test of democracy as they are about how peaceful such nations have become and add a history of electoral violence, state institutions that are still fragile, and a combustible regional environment, and you begin to understand why voting on August 11is of importance way beyond the immediate outcome.

Election forecasting

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Rebels bounce back

Article Abstract:

The Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) used military force in Sierra Leone in 1998 to reinstate the elected government of President Kabbah, but the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) has been committing brutal attacks on civilians in the north-east of the country. The ECOMOG force numbers 15,000 men, but the Liberian-backed RUF stockpiled weapons and other resources when it was in power.

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Justice and hope: Sierra Leone

Article Abstract:

A visit of Harriet Harman, a solicitor, to Sierra Leone, the country that was most affected during the brutal years of civil war is discussed. The conditions of children, who were the main victims of the war, and the plans of various organizations that help to rebuild the country, are described.

Strategy & planning, Financial management, Organizational history, Services information, Analysis, Planning, Finance, Services, Influence, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Company restructuring/company reorganization, Reorganization and restructuring, Child welfare, Foster Parents Plan International, Children and war, Company business planning, Company financing, Company organization, Harman, Harriet

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