1961‚ Sierra Leone has been a nation plagued with poverty and corruption; part of the vicious cycle that it is snared in as an LDC (Least Developed Country). Multiple factors fuel the vicious cycle into this downward spiral; most are caused by the abuse of power and are intricately linked to each other as obstructions in the path of the Sierra Leone’s road to development. The primary cause behind Sierra Leone’s poverty is the corrupt government. Siaka Stevens‚ the first president of Sierra Leone
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Multi Genre Project Child Soldiers By: Ralia Lahlou Ms. Gugel March 2nd‚ 2012 The Beginning of the Change From the first day‚ something about these innocent eyes filled with hatred inspired me to write. These eyes are those of a child soldier. Before starting this project‚ I did not think much of children fighting in wars‚ but as the research got deeper and my understanding of their situation more thorough‚ this project became much more than a simple task I had to accomplish. I felt close
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Blood Diamonds in Sierra Leone Throughout the decades there has been many hard times‚ conflicts over disagreement‚ fighting and competition. There has been a huge clash over the use of diamonds and in fact how they are produced‚ and where they were originated. There has always been a major demand for diamonds for noticeable reasons. Diamonds are big business - the retail trade is worth over $30bn annually. It is proved that Diamonds are one of the world’s most precious gems. Diamonds are beautiful
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To start out‚ Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa whose history for a long time has not been good. The West African country was established by the Temne and Mende local tribes in the area but soon after it flourished the Scramble of Africa took place and Britain took control in 1787. From then on the European imposed a hut tax and would utilize most of Sierra Leone’s natural resources to make themselves wealthy. This caused the government today to even be weak and Africans to be anti-european
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Sierra Leone “Blood Diamond” Conflict Many of the world’s major conflicts arise from the want or need for resources‚ but the extent to which these resources are responsible for such conflicts‚ tends to be misunderstood. Conflicts may arise with first a dispute on who gets control over what resources‚ but followed by other factors adding up to contribute to the said conflict‚ including‚ corrupt leaders‚ religion‚ debt ect. When this is the case‚ it becomes confusing on what aspects are
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well as trade with one another‚ however‚ Sierra Leone whose main import was agriculture‚ and in local chiefdoms. However‚ in the era of conquest Sierra Leone’s history changed one again‚ from one where the local chiefdoms fought back to the British claiming control again. Also‚ during the colonial era‚ the Sierra Leoneans Britain built infrastructure in the form of roads‚ government‚ and education. However‚ in the nationalism and decolonization period Sierra Leone’s independence was achieved from
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Position paper on the colonization of Sierra Leone European colonization of Sierra Leone had an overall negative impact on the state of the country‚ both economically and culturally. The first Europeans to discover the land of Sierra Leone were the Portuguese. This contact with the two nations happened in 1462 and was known to be one of the first contacts between Europeans and West Africa. Before the Portuguese discovered this land‚ Sierra Leone had a number of politically independent groups. Various
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INTRODUCTION The act of the National Revenue Authority came into being on 13 September 2002. The National Revenue Authority has a mandate to administer and collect all taxes‚ revenues and all penalties as stated in the NRA act. The purpose of the National Revenue Authority is to serve as a central body for the collection and assessment of national revenue. The implementation procedures and policies by the National Revenue Authority will ensure that revenues are collected efficiently by enforcing
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Child Soldiers Throughout history‚ many wars have promoted the problem of child soldiers. Many researchers and government officials have looked deeper into the issue whether or not child soldiers should be treated as victims or criminals. This problem has raised many questions on how child soldiers should be treated. Though this issue is not black and white‚ with many cases of child soldiers‚ these children should be treated as victims. Many children have been subjected to war broken homes and
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1. Child soldiers are any children under the age of 18 who are recruited by a state or non-state armed group and used as fighters‚ cooks‚ suicide bombers‚ human shields‚ messengers‚ spies‚ or for sexual purposes. 2. In the last 13 years‚ the use of child soldiers has spread to almost every region of the world and every armed conflict. Though an exact number is impossible to define‚ thousands of child soldiers are illegally serving in armed conflict around the world. 3. Some children are under
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