Sierra Leone - RUF

Reconstruction after the end of the civil war in 2000. See summary

Recent articles:

english.farsnews.com Iran, OIC Voice Common Position in Opposition to Military Intervention in Syria 05/13
dailymail.co.uk Teenage ballerina orphaned in war-torn Sierra Leone fulfills childhood dream as she takes to the New York stage in Swan Lake 04/12
france24.com MALI: Pentagon slams African force as French begin Mali pullout 04/10
voanews.com Sierra Leone's Women Face Land Rights Challenges 03/14
dailytrust.com.ng PPMC wants stolen crude oil labelled as ‘blood crude’ 03/04
allafrica.com Sierra Leone: An Election Without Violence 02/27
allafrica.com Liberia: Taylor's Man Gets 30 Months in Jail 02/15
allafrica.com Treat Stolen Nigerian Crude As 'Blood Oil', PPMC Tells International Community 02/15
voanews.com New Initiative Sets Out to Prevent Child Soldiers 02/15
blogs.spectator.co.uk What if the stop the war protesters had got their way? 02/15
modernghana.com Former Special Court Investigator Prince Taylor Sentenced to 2-1/2 Years in Prison 02/11
guardian.co.uk Convicted war criminal Charles Taylor claims he is owed $200,000 pension 02/06
modernghana.com Special Court for Sierra Leone / Former Special Court Investigator Convicted of Interference With Witnesses 01/25
allafrica.com Taylor Appeal Decision Expected by End of Year 01/24
allafrica.com Liberia: Taylor Awaits His Fate 01/24
modernghana.com S. Leone rebels depended on Liberia's Taylor, court told 01/23
news24.com Sierra Leone rebels depended on Taylor 01/23
bbc.co.uk Liberia's Taylor to begin appeal 01/22
tamilguardian.com Charles Taylor appeal commences at The Hague 01/22
mg.co.za Charles Taylor begins appeal against 50-year sentence 01/22
dw.de Charles Taylor begins appeal at The Hague 01/22
voanews.com Charles Taylor Appeals War Crimes Case 01/22
timeslive.co.za War crimes court hears Charles Taylor's appeal 01/22
telegraph.co.uk UN prosecutors demand stiffer war crimes sentence for Charles Taylor 01/22
ww4report.com Charles Taylor appeals war crimes convictions 01/22
upi.com War crimes tribunal hears Taylor's appeal 01/22
modernghana.com 'No link between Liberia's Taylor and rebels': lawyers 01/22
dw.de Liberia mulls Taylor's pension 01/22
allafrica.com Liberia: Taylor Appeal Heard at Hague 01/22
impunitywatch.com Charles Taylor Appeals Conviction While Prosecutors Seek Extended Sentence 01/22
foxnews.com Jailed Liberian ex-president wants his pension 01/19
allafrica.com Liberia: Taylor Asks Government for Benefits 01/17
kbc.co.ke Jailed Taylor 'demands pension' 01/17
allafrica.com Rwanda: Forced Marriages Common in African Conflicts - Researchers 12/31
huffingtonpost.com 18 Under 18: HuffPost Teen's List Of The Most Amazing Young People Of The Year 12/31
bbc.co.uk Can disabled police officers change Sierra Leone? 12/20
bbc.co.uk Foreigners 'holed up' at SL mine 12/19
allafrica.com Sierra Leone: Taylor Appeal Set Down for January 12/17
edition.cnn.com Cape Town takes on Hollywood 12/14
worldpoliticsreview.com For Kimberley Process, Next Challenge is Broadening Mandate on Conflict Diamonds 12/06
bbc.co.uk Sierra Leone MPs' boycott threat 11/28
reuters.com Former Liberian president Taylor should be a "free man": judge 11/25
france24.com SIERRA LEONE: President Koroma wins second term in Sierra Leone 11/24
straitstimes.com Sierra Leone's incumbent president wins 2nd term 11/24
guardian.co.uk Sierra Leone re-elects Ernest Bai Koroma as president 11/23
modernghana.com Sierra Leone's Koroma re-elected in outright poll victory 11/23
vanguardngr.com Sierra Leone’s Koroma wins election 11/23
pmnewsnigeria.com Sierra Leone: Koroma re-elected for second term 11/23
bbc.co.uk Sierra Leone 'fake' votes seized 11/22
ft.com Somalia’s security gains under threat 11/19
nation.co.ke Sierra Leone braces for poll results 11/19
gulf-times.com Calls for calm as Sierra Leone braces for poll results 11/18
npr.org Sierra Leone Holds A Vote, Not A War, On Diamonds 11/17
foxnews.com Sierra Leone's voters vow peaceful election 11/17
indepthafrica.com Sierra Leone awaits Election Results 11/17
mg.co.za Sierra Leone votes with hope set on minerals boom 11/17
kbc.co.ke Sierra Leone elections open 11/17
timeslive.co.za Sierra Leone flocks to vote with hopes of development 11/17
modernghana.com Sierra Leone votes for prosperity 11/17
modernghana.com Polls Close In Sierra Leone 11/17
upi.com Voting under way in Sierra Leone elections 11/17
foxnews.com Sierra Leone: Election key to moving beyond war 11/16
bbc.co.uk Sierra Leone set for elections 11/16
bbc.co.uk Sierra Leone faces huge election test 11/15
aljazeera.com Sierra Leone's amputee footballers 11/14
bbc.co.uk Q&A: Sierra Leone general elections 11/14
af.reuters.com Russia's LUKOIL expands presence in Sierra Leone 11/07
allafrica.com Nigeria: Mali - Nwachukwu, Others Caution FG Against Hasty Move 11/07
vanguardngr.com Mali: Nwachukwu, others caution FG against hasty move 11/06
af.reuters.com Shippers say Sierra Leone iron ore transport risky 11/05
allafrica.com Sierra Leone: Election - Falling Short of Expectations 11/02
voanews.com Rebel Group Tries Comeback in Sierra Leone Polls 11/01
af.reuters.com Sierra Leone opposition plans to review mining code, contracts 10/20
afrik-news.com Sierra Leone court will soon deliver its final judgment 10/11
af.reuters.com EU-approved vessels fishing illegally in Sierra Leone: report 10/11
af.reuters.com EU-approved vessels fishing illegally in Sierra Leone-report 10/10
cnn.com War child: Killing was like drinking water 10/08
af.reuters.com Detective arrested over bribery charge in Charles Taylor trial 10/08
mineweb.com Sierra Leone - looking at resources in a new light 10/05
af.reuters.com EU team arrives to oversee Sierra Leone elections 10/03
allafrica.com International Justice Should Be All Inclusive 09/27
af.reuters.com Chevron Corp to explore oil offshore Sierra Leone 09/26
allafrica.com Sierra Leone: Peter Penfold Launches Book On Salone War 09/17
allafrica.com This Is an Intervention - Africa's New Fondness for Military Solutions 09/07
allafrica.com Sierra Leone: A War Victim, Now a Paralympic Hero 08/31
af.reuters.com Red Cross fears Sierra Leone cholera crisis, appeals for funds 08/23
huffingtonpost.com Jeffrey Wright: Creating Conflict-Free Companies for the 21 st Century 08/16
allafrica.com Rebels Did Not Commit War Crimes - U.S. Envoy 08/14
bbc.co.uk West Africa border dispute 'deal' 08/02
allafrica.com U.S. Embassy Says Ambassador Rapp Was Misquoted on Rwanda 07/28
allafrica.com UN Security Council Lifts Travel Bans On 17 Liberians 07/26
theeastafrican.co.ke US warns Kagame could face charges of aiding war in DRC 07/25
reuters.com U.N. Security Council lifts travel bans on 17 Liberians 07/25
impunitywatch.com Charles Taylor Appealing Conviction, Sentence 07/24
allafrica.com Sierra Leone: Both Charles Taylor and Prosecution to Appeal 07/20
boston.com Charles Taylor appeals war crimes conviction 07/19
af.reuters.com Sierra Leone awards eight offshore oil blocks 07/19
af.reuters.com Boat sinks off Sierra Leone, 30 feared drowned 07/12
af.reuters.com Boat sinks off Sierra Leone, 30 feared drowned 07/11
impunitywatch.com Former RUF Rebel Convicted of Contempt in Taylor Trial 06/30

Summary

The Sierra Leonean Civil War was started in 1991 by the Revolutionary United Front under Foday Sankoh. The conflict killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions; it was characterized by the use of child soldiers and funded by diamond sales. In 2000, a combination of UN and British forces created peace in Sierra Leone. Since then, over 70,000 combatants have been disarmed and the country has established a functioning democracy. The Special Court for Sierra Leone was set up to prosecute war criminals.