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The second Wilberforce Lecture of 2008  |

The second Wilberforce Lecture of 2008 will be delivered at Holy Trinity church on Friday 21st November 2008 at 5.30pm by the Foreign Secretary, Rt.... 

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Local Government Yorkshire & Humber ‘Making the Difference’ Awards  |

Hull City Council has been shortlisted for 2008’s LGY&H ‘Making the Difference’ Awards in the ‘Looking Beyond our Shores’ category for... 

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Freetown Day 2008  |

The Mayor of Freetown, Cllr Herbert George Williams, will visit Hull for Hull’s 2nd annual Freetown Day celebrations. Mayor Williams is particularly... 

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Freedom Trail 1year on.  |

As the 1st anniversary of the departure of the Freedom Trail draws ever close 2 of the Freedom Trail photographers have mounted an exhibition of their... 

Freetown Life
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Kroo Bay - slum clinic diaries  |

Staff at a clinic in the coastal slum of Kroo Bay, in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, are keeping a diary of their working lives for the BBC News... 

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Mr. Government - The New Khady Black  |

Sierra Leone’s reggae diva Khady Black performs Mr. Government. Filmed on location in Kingston Upon Hull - UK. As Sierra Leone’s first... 

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Young People and Mobile Phones In Sierra Leone  |

Mobile phones of all type this day are common in Freetown and the desire for it is mounting especially among young people, there is great competition... 

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HIV Dangerous // Remix  |

This is the highly acclaimed track from Barmmy Boy. HIV Dangerous has been a big hit for Barmmy in Freetown. He hopes the track will influence and educate... 

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WISE call for papers  |

The Wilberforce Institue for the study of Slavery and Emancipation is calling for papers for a fothcoming conference. WISE is making a call for papers... 

Digital Citizens Project  |

The project is set to forge a creative exchange between children and young people in the twinned cities of Freetown, Sierra Leone, and Hull. At the heart... 

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The civil war in Sierra Leone  |

African civil wars are often brutal and long. But Sierra Leone’s descent into chaos was horrifying even ... 

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What are Blood Diamonds  |

Did Someone Die for That Diamond? Some diamonds have helped fund devastating civil wars in Africa, destroying the lives of millions. Blood diamonds... 

Education
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Hull partner schools back from Freetown  |

Four Hull schools have arrived back in the UK after an exciting visit to meet their partner schools in Freetown. Staff from Winifred Holtby Secondary,... 

 
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Hull schools visit Freetown partners  |

Four schools from Hull have recently gained funding from the British Council DfID Global Schools Partnerships programme to develop partnerships with schools... 

 
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Education in Sierra Leone  |

The war has caused huge damage to the education infrastructure; 70 per cent of the country’s schools were destroyed or occupied by the rebel group the... 

 
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Freetown battles sports day violence  |

The authorities in Sierra Leone have started a campaign against a recent spate of violence linked to inter-school sporting events. Fighting between... 

 

Development
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Sierra Leone: Building Peace  |

FREETOWN, Sep 2 (IPS) - Sierra Leone has been a major recipient of foreign aid since the end of a devastating 11-year civil war in 2002. But government,... 

 
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Activists seek fresh ban on Sierra Leone timber exports  |

FREETOWN (AFP) — The Environmental Forum for Action, one of the most influential activist groups in Sierra Leone, called Monday on the government to... 

 
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Private sector approach to solving the problems of Sierra Leone  |

After years of brutal civil war and foreign donations, a former aid worker is trying a new approach at national regeneration Like many of the foreigners... 

 
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British private equity investors see hope in Sierra Leone  |

British private equity investors are turning their attention to Sierra Leone, the West African country that is trying to recover from its decade-long... 

 

Freetown News
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The Women of Sierra Leone  |

Hull photographer and author Lee Karen Stow has just returned from visiting Sierra Leone. She was there to work on a project producing a photo documentary... 

 
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Leone Stars edge closer to African Nations Cup  |

The stadium was jammed to capacity with thousands of fanatics expecting nothing but glory and on another day that it mattered most, Leone Stars, the darlings... 

 
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Sierra Leone: British Ship Holds Green Seminar

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A royal navy ice patrol ship HMS ENDURANCE and the British High Commission will today commence a joint seminar on climate change and environmental protection... 

 
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Ban Blood Diamond - The film  |

Freetown - While the 2007 Hollywood movie Blood Diamond still pulls big crowds into Freetown’s movie halls, Sierra Leone’s new promotion agency...