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Sierra Leone Web Links

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October 2007 | Link Collection

Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily in English providing information generally on conflict in Sierra Leone. For related web links, see Regional Resources: Africa. For more USIP resources see Sierra Leone.

These links complement:

  1. Rethinking Truth and Reconciliation Commissions: Lessons from Sierra Leone
  2. Forgive and Forget: Rethinking Memory in Sierra Leone's Truth and Reconciliation Commission
  3. the conflict-resolution simulation exercise on Sierra Leone for the state-level high school winners of the National Peace Essay Contest in June, 2000.

General Resources

The sites below collect links to other Internet resources which describe the background, history and current events in Sierra Leone.

  • Africa South of the Sahara: Sierra Leone
    An extensive collection of well-annotated links compiled by Karen Fung at Stanford University for the African Studies Association. Includes links to email lists, special projects, databases and archives, articles and documents, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), news and general sources. Organized alphabetically within country listing. The web site also has regional and topical categories of links, as well as a site searching capability.
  • INCORE guides to Internet sources on conflict and ethnicity: Sierra Leone
    A selective list of annotated links to news sources, articles and documents, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), maps, general sources, etc. from the Initiative on Conflict Resolution & Ethnicity, a joint project of the University of Ulster and the United Nations University.
  • Index on Africa: Countries: Sierra Leone
    The web site for The Index on Africa, a project of the Norwegian Council for Africa, contains extensive annotated links organized by subjects and countries, Also includes news sources and discussion boards. Within each individual country page, links are organized by subject category. Interesting features include the number of links listed for each category, the tabulation of hits on a specific link since it was added to the web page, as well as the opportunity to rate the link. Search capability and an e-mail news list subscription are also available for the web site.
  • Sierra Leone Page
    Annotated links from the African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania for Sierra Leone. Also includes extensive list of web links organized by topical area.
  • Sierra Leone Web
    Web site contains links to numerous news sources, documents, cultural information, a directory of non-governmental organizations and associations concerned with Sierra Leone, photos and links to related web sites.

Government Agencies and International Organizations

African Union

  • African Union
    Successor organization to the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the African Union's web site has news, including press releases, statements, conference summaries and other documents, brief country information about its members, a description of the African Union. In English and French.

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

  • Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
    Web site of ECOWAS, available in English, French and Portuguese (under development), with a description and structure of the organization, country profiles of each of the fifteen member countries, including Sierra Leone, with publications, press releases, meetings and conferences.

International Crisis Group

United Nations

United States

Maps and Guides

  • Sierra Leone: CIA World Factbook
    Country information covers the geography, people, economy, government, and infrastructure. Includes a map.
  • Sierra Leone Maps
    Maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection of the University of Texas at Austin. These maps, produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and other sources, include country, city, regional and historical maps.
  • Reliefweb: Sierra Leone
    Regional and thematic maps from the UN's ReliefWeb covering Sierra Leone.

Media and News Sources

  • allAfrica.com: Sierra Leone
    Current news stories on Sierra Leone from various Africa-related wire services and other organizations. Contains brief summary with a link to the full text, as well as links by topic and region (West Africa). Other useful features include: Africa Gateway containing links to worldwide news sources on Africa; special sections and links to other related web sites.
  • BBC News | Sierra Leone
    The BBC web page on Crisis in Sierra Leone pulls together several news stories and analysis on the conflict, including a timeline and features on the rebels. Also links to relevant archived stories. Part of the BBC In-Depth compilation.
  • OneWorld.Net: Full Coverage: Sierra Leone
    Database of current news stories and analysis on Sierra Leone contributed by One World partners. Includes a regional section of news and features on Africa.
  • Sierra Leone Dispatch
    A weekly update monitoring the Special Court for Sierra Leone from June 2004 to the present, from the War Crimes Studies Center at the University of California at Berkeley.

Selected Documents and Political Resources

Updated: October 18, 2007