diamonds that have paid for wars‚ terrorists‚ weapons‚ or armies. They can also be diamonds that were used to launder money or hide illegal activity. 2. How many UN troops are currently stationed in Sierra Leone? Why is the number significant? a. There are 17‚000 UN troops stationed in Sierra Leone. It is the largest UN force currently deployed. After a 10 year civil war‚ peace is very fragile so the UN force has to be there to maintain a stable country. 3. What is the goal of the Kimberley Process
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all over the Africa and the world. A clear is example was the role played by Nigeria in the restoration of peace and stability in Liberia and sierra Leon. General Sani Abacha called in the Nigeria’s enormous military might and restored a democratic government when a certain army Major Jonny Paul Koroma toppled the government of President Tijani Kabba of Sierra Leon. Nigeria has used it enormous military might to ensure stability in the ecowas region. Since independence in 1960‚ civilian and military
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was the narrator first touched by war? History of Sierra Leone? 4. With whom does Ishmael leave home? a. Where are they going and why? 5. On the morning the boys left for Mattru Jong‚ with what did they fill their backpacks? a. Characterization of Ishmael and his friends…(ATOAD) 6. On page 10‚ what does Beah recall about his father‚ just three days earlier? a. Why does “a sinking feeling over[take]” him? 7. What did you learn about Sierra Leone from Beah’s POV? (14) 8. What did the old man in Kabati
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purpose of the site‚ to start people thinking and discussing what is right and wrong in the world and how people see this all differently. In the short film “Dancing on a Dream”; you meet a young woman by the name Michaela DePrince. She was born in Sierra Leone during the Bloody Civil War. This War left more than 300‚000 children without parents‚ and she was one of them (Liberty Mutual‚ Dancing on a Dream). When she was just three‚ she was sent to an orphanage where the children were ranked by age‚ Michaela
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assistance from Charles Taylor‚ the president of Liberia. Though at first they were popular with Sierra Leoneans‚ public opinion on them changed when they became violent with their takeover and management of the diamond mines. The rebel group—which recruited children—went on a violent rampage‚ attacking villages and killing or mutilating anyone who got in their way and others who did not. Thought the Sierra Leone Army attempted to fight back‚ the situation was made worse by the fact that the SLA could sometimes
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It is five months since the first case of Ebola was confirmed in Guinea‚ spreading quickly into Sierra Leone‚ Liberia and Nigeria. According to the World Health Organization 2‚473 people have so far contracted the disease which‚ once symptomatic‚ can kill within five days. Brantley said the virus was not on the radar when he and his family moved to west
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approximately 103‚000 slaves from entering the slave force about 1.7 million entered it. Since this trade was illegal it was even more profitable than before. The slaves that were stopped from being shipped all the way west were being sent to Freetown‚ Sierra Leone and Monrovia‚ Liberia and they were called recaptives. These were towns set up by the British and some liberal Americans to send former slaves and recaptives back to their home continent. It wasn’t their home but it certainly was a
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book is about. There are so many different aspects I could use about this book to talk about diversity‚ but I will mainly focus on African Refugees. The book starts out with Mariatu at age 11 living off the coast of Africa in a small village is Sierra Leone. There were frequent rumors of Rebels attacking her village but nothing ever happened. This was until one day when Mariatu was set out to go to a neighboring village and the rebels attacked her. The rebels kidnapped and tortured her for hours and
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dollar after a full working day‚ hence the term “blood” diamonds (Encyclopedia Britannica: Blood Diamonds). Where do conflict diamonds come from? The controversy surrounding blood diamonds was brought to light in the 1990s with civil wars in Sierra Leone‚ Angola‚ the Republic
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way to think everyone has to be equal. In the article “the year of charitainment” they talked about that there are so many charity organizations and you have to focus on one and that helps the famous people with‚ Angelina Jolie helps to focus on Sierra Leone. 3. Comment on the following statement “to improve our own and our families’ lives‚ it is best also to improve the lives of those around us.” In
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