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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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July 5, 2023
Sierra Leone
Addressing Election Integrity in Sierra Leone
With recent questions surrounding the June 24 election in Sierra Leone, international partners must reevaluate their response to seriously flawed elections.
January 27, 2023
Sierra Leone
Women This Week: Women’s Rights Victory in Sierra Leone
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers January 21 to January 27.
July 26, 2016
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Suing Lord Balfour
The unseriousness of the PLO’s desire for peace with Israel was demonstrated in a comic manner this week. Here’s the news item from the AP: The Palestinian president says he will sue Great Br…
June 8, 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Lord's Resistance Army Persists
African Union (AU) Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat announced that the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has abducted over seven hundred people and displaced hundreds more in 2017. In February, it …
October 23, 2019
Sierra Leone
Behind Sierra Leone’s Ambitious, Tech-Driven Development Plan
Sierra Leone currently ranks as one of the least developed countries in the world, with a GDP per capita of less than $300 and high levels of poverty. But President Julius Maada Bio has charted an ambitious development plan for the small West African country. Since 2017, President Bio has overseen increased investment in advanced technologies in the hopes of spurring development.
