No one knew how the lives of former child soldiers might unfold. KONO, WHICH IS HOME TO MANY of Sierra Leone’s diamond mines, suffered mightily during the war. Upward of 90 percent of all buildings in ...

(IDEX Online) - The first lady of Sierra Leone has joined protests against owners of the Koidu diamond mine, supporting strike action and demanding pay rises and improved working conditions.

and jails I visited all over Sierra Leone. I spent weeks observing trials at the High Court in Kono, a district in the far eastern part of the country. Because there’s a shortage of judges ...

Her advocacy earned her widespread recognition in Kono District, culminating in her historic election as the first female Member of Parliament from the district in Sierra Leone's 2018 General ...

Key Indian exports to Sierra Leone include pharmaceuticals ... for establishing the University of Science & Technology in Kono District. Several Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were signed ...