[97] By the end of 2014 there were nearly 3000 deaths and about 10,000 cases of the disease in Sierra Leone. Bombali District, Sierra Leone map with nearby places of interest (Wikipedia articles, food, lodging, parks, etc). The Crown did not supply enough basic supplies and provisions and the Settlers were continually threatened by illegal slave trading and the risk of re-enslavement. Domestic slavery, which continued to be practised by local African elites, was abolished in 1928. Located in the Northern Province is Makeni city which is the capital of Bombali district and the largest city and economic center in the Province. are traders; both groups are primarily found in the far north in Kambia and Koinadugu District close to the border with Guinea. In 1978, the APC-dominant parliament approved a new constitution making the country a one-party state. For example, some of the Liberated Africans were forced to change their name to a more Western sounding one. Sipsma, Heather L., et al. Karefa-Smart led a prominent small minority faction within the SLPP party in opposition of Albert Margai as Prime Minister. The taxes were often higher than the value of the dwellings, and 24 chiefs signed a petition to Cardew, stating how destructive this was; their people could not afford to take time off from their subsistence agriculture. As designated by the Sierra Leone Constitution, the vice-president is to become the new president of Sierra Leone upon the death, resignation, or removal of the President. Sierra Leone is the first African country to join the International Floorball Federation. Numerous narrow inland valley swamps associated with the river systems occur in this region. The city is governed by an elected city council and is headed by a Mayor. Margai was accused of favouring members of his own Mende ethnic group for prominent positions. This left them traumatised, with an estimated 400,000 people (by 2009) being mentally ill. Thousands of former child soldiers have fallen into substance abuse as they try to blunt their memories. They designated chiefs as units of local government, rather than dealing with them individually as had been the previous practice. It appears that she committed suicide at the age of fifty-five, perhaps due to the loss of support from her own people. [225], According to 2017 estimates, Sierra Leone has the third highest maternal mortality rate in the world. Black settlers were captured by unscrupulous traders and sold as slaves, and the remaining colonists were forced to arm themselves for their own protection. Former President Siaka Stevens' government had sought closer relations with other West African countries under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) a policy continued by the current government. Within a month they had driven RUF fighters back to enclaves along Sierra Leone's borders and cleared the RUF from the Kono diamond-producing areas of Sierra Leone. Next in proportion are the Kono, who live primarily in Kono District in Eastern Sierra Leone. The official documentation known as the Book of Negroes lists thousands of freed slaves whom the British evacuated from the nascent United States and resettled in colonies elsewhere in British North America (north to Canada, or south to the West Indies). The population of all Sierra Leonean cities and urban localities with more than 7.000 inhabitants according to census results. Upon arrival in Sierra Leone, each recaptive was given a registration number, and information on their physical qualities would be entered into the Register of Liberated Africans. Led by Colonel Montague James, the Maroons helped the colonial forces to put down the revolt, and in the process the Jamaican Maroons in Sierra Leone secured the best houses and farms. The arts in Sierra Leone are a mixture of tradition and hybrid African and western styles.[259][260][261]. [110], Until 2002, Sierra Leone lacked a forest management system because of the civil war that caused tens of thousands of deaths. The ACRM junta arrested many senior NRC members. The ratio of men and women in Koinadugu District, Sierra Leone. [202] Catholics are the largest group of non-Protestant Christians in Sierra Leone, forming about 8% of Sierra Leone's population and 26% of the Christian population in Sierra Leone. A heavily armed military manhunt was carried out across the country to find Lieutenant Sandy's killer. The districts are further divided into a total of 190 (prior to 2017, 149) chiefdoms,[1] whose elected leaders provided most of local government from 1896 to 2004, when they were supplemented by elected local councils. Together these peoples formed the Krio ethnicity and an English-based creole language, (Krio), which is the lingua franca and de facto national language used among many of the ethnicities in the country. Ajisafe's church was temporarily shut down by the Sierra Leone government and his church licence was temporarily suspended too. Many Liberated Africans were treated poorly and even abused because some of the original settlers considered them their property. Under the pressure of several coup attempts, real or perceived, Stevens' rule grew more and more authoritarian, and his relationship with some of his ardent supporters deteriorated. [62] Fourah Bay College soon became a magnet for Sierra Leone Creoles and other Africans seeking higher education in British West Africa. The Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leone estimated that 77% of Sierra Leone's population are Muslims, 21% are Christians, and 2% are followers of traditional African religion. The soldiers immediately released Koroma from prison and installed him as their chairman and Head of State. Several prominent members of the Momoh government who had been in detention at the Pa Demba Road prison, including former inspector general of police Bambay Kamara, were also executed.[91]. Turay, a key loyalist of ousted president Momoh. The area is a peninsula and contains Freetown, the capital city of the country. The current Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone Kaifala Marah is an ethnic Kuranko. [72][73], On 27 April 1961, Sir Milton Margai led Sierra Leone to independence from Great Britain and became the country's first Prime Minister. With the lack of new faces in the new APC cabinet under president Momoh and the return of many of the old faces from Stevens' government, criticisms soon arose that Momoh was simply perpetuating the rule of Stevens. Many sufferers try to cure themselves with the help of traditional healers. Within days, Freetown was overwhelmed by the presence of the RUF combatants who came to the city in thousands. By geographical area, Koinadugu District is the largest by several thousand square kilometers. One source estimates the population at 14,915,[173] whilst another puts it as high as 85,313. The fund was created to raise local communities' stake in the legal diamond trade. In the south, the plains comprise a rolling wooded country where isolated hills rise abruptly to more than 1,000 feet (300 metres). After they established Granville Town, most of the first group of colonists died, owing to disease and warfare with the indigenous African peoples (Temne), who resisted their encroachment. The other ethnic groups are the Mandingo (also known as Mandinka). [156] Previous to this compact agreement, Sierra Leone's private sector for solar energy was weak, as it provided energy to less than 5% of the target population. Statistics Sierra Leone in its report said the country started recording its population in 1963, then numbering two million one hundred and eighty thousand, three hundred and fifty-five (2,180,355). They did not maintain relationships even with longstanding allies, such as Bai Bureh, who was later unfairly portrayed as a prime instigator of the Hut Tax War.[65]. The districts are further divided into 190 chiefdoms, which perform some local government functions. Ebola is prevalent in Africa where social and economic inequalities are common. [160] This initiative falls under the Energy Africa access campaign which seeks to provide electricity to 14 different African countries by 2030. When the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was abolished in 1806, the freed slaves from Britain and the Americas were repatriated to the capital which was named Freetown. Bunce Island, an island on the Sierra Leone River, was used as a base for European slavers as a place for slave ships to dock before sailing via the Middle Passage to the Americas. An alleged plot to overthrow president Stevens failed in 1974 and its leaders were executed. Dumbuya and former inspector general of police Bambay Kamara, was foiled. The three least populated districts are Karene, Falaba, and Koinadugu with 3.8%, 2.2%, and 2.7% respectively of the total population. [49] Black settlers in Sierra Leone enjoyed much more autonomy than their white equivalent in European countries. The Sierra Leone cricket team represents Sierra Leone in international cricket competitions and is among the best in West Africa. Major port cities are Bonthe, Freetown, Sherbro Island and Pepel. Four of the Sierra Leone regions are provinces, and the capital city is located on a peninsula called the Western Area. The coastal swamp region extends along the . These Liberated Africans or recaptives were sold for $20 a head as apprentices to the white settlers, Nova Scotian Settlers, and the Jamaican Maroons. The capital of this province is the city of Bo, and the largest ethnic group is the Mende ethnic group. Bo is located in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone, and the whole urban center is commonly known as Bo Town. [106], Human activities claimed to be responsible or contributing to land degradation in Sierra Leone include unsustainable agricultural land use, poor soil and water management practices, deforestation, removal of natural vegetation, fuelwood consumption and to a lesser extent overgrazing and urbanisation. Agricultural activities are the major contributors to the economy in this province; farming, fishing, and raising livestock are some of the most common ways people earn money here. Be the first to get the latest news, music and videos trending in Sierra Leone. In the north, from 1820 to 1906, there was a Limba chief named Almamy Suluku who ruled his territory for many years, fighting to protect his territory, while at the same time using diplomacy to trick the protectorate administrators while sending fighters to assist Bai Bureh, a prominent Temne chief in Kasseh who was fighting against the imposition of the "hut tax" by the colonial administrators. [242], 37 per cent of married women in Sierra Leone were in polygamous marriages in 2008. Because Madam Yoko supported the British, some sub-chiefs rebelled, causing Yoko to take refuge in the police barracks. The Limba are close political allies of the neighbouring Temne. Religious tolerance in the West African nation is very high and is generally considered a norm and part of Sierra Leone's cultural identity. Sierra Leone's third president, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, and Sierra Leone's first Vice-President, Sorie Ibrahim Koroma, were both ethnic Mandingo. Based on 2015 estimates of the population of Sierra Leone, 77% of the population are Muslims, 22% are Christians, and 1% practise African traditional religion. [20], During the few decades following independence, Sierra Leone witnessed an increase in political activities, transformations, turmoil, humanitarian and socio-economic crises. [61] The British established Fourah Bay College in 1827, which rapidly became a magnet for English-speaking Africans on the West Coast. Some of those executed include Colonel Kahota Dumbuya, Major Yayah Kanu and Sergeant Mohamed Lamin Bangura. There are 800km (497mi) of waterways in Sierra Leone, of which 600km (373mi) are navigable year-round. 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The Western Area is divided into two districts. In 1967, riots broke out in Freetown against Margai's policies; in response he declared a state of emergency across the country. [83] Brigadier Lansana and Hinga Norman, the main army officers involved in the first coup (1967), were unceremoniously dismissed from the armed forces and made to serve time in prison. The town lies about 30 miles . [111], The Environmental Justice Foundation has documented how the number of illegal fishing vessels in Sierra Leone's waters has multiplied in recent years. [114], Since independence in 1961, Sierra Leone's politics has been dominated by two major political parties: the SLPP and the APC. When the Leone Stars win an important match, many youth across the county rush to the street to celebrate. Located in the Eastern Province is Koidu Town which is not only the largest city in that province but the capital of Kono District which rich in diamond. Inland from the coastal plain is the interior plains region. The APC, with its leader Siaka Stevens, narrowly won a small majority of seats in Parliament over the SLPP in a closely contested 1967 general election. Among the soldiers arrested was a little-known army corporal, Foday Sankoh, a strong Bangura supporter, who would later form the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). The Mende, who are believed to be descendants of the Mane,[citation needed] originally occupied the Liberian hinterland. Sherbro was influential and powerful and the British greatly feared him. [103][165], Population density varies greatly within Sierra Leone. [86] SSD officers were loyal to Stevens and were deployed across the country to clamp down on any rebellion or protest against Stevens' government. Later, Margai used the same skills to win over opposition leaders and moderate Krio elements to achieve independence from the UK.[70]. Only 20% of the urban population and 1% of the rural population had access to piped drinking water in their home. Bambay Kamara was also a strong Momoh loyalist and supporter. In Freetown there no particular ethnic group that dominates the population since it is home to all of Sierra Leone's people. [111] On paper, 55 protected areas covered 4.5% of Sierra Leone as of 2003. The Eastern Province is the center of the countrys diamond mining industry. Protesters have been killed by security forces, as have prison rioters (in one incident at Pademba Road Prison, 30 inmates and one correction officer were killed). Although the British government recommended leniency, Cardew insisted on sending the chief and two allies into exile in the Gold Coast; his government hanged 96 of the chief's warriors. Highlighting the specifics, the report shows that women still make up the majority of Sierra Leones population at three million, eight hundred and twenty thousand, nine hundred and fifty-five (3,820,955) which is 50.6% of the total population. Sierra Leone has a total area of 71,740km2 (27,699sqmi), divided into a land area of 71,620km2 (27,653sqmi) and water of 120km2 (46sqmi). After nine months in office, the junta was overthrown by the Nigerian-led ECOMOG forces, and the democratically elected government of president Kabbah was reinstated in February 1998. 50%. Most Sierra Leonean Muslims of the Sunni and Ahmadiyya sect generally pray together in the same mosque. Female. Charles Taylor then leader of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia reportedly helped form the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) under the command of former Sierra Leonean army corporal Foday Saybana Sankoh, an ethnic Temne from Tonkolili District in Northern Sierra Leone. In addition, differences between the Register of Liberated Africans of 1808 and the List of Captured Negroes of 1812 (which emulated the 1808 document) revealed some disparities in the entries of the recaptives, specifically in the names; many recaptives decided to change their given names to more anglicised versions which contributed to the difficulty in tracking them after they arrived in Sierra Leone. The SLPP, which was then the most popular political party in the colony of Sierra Leone as well as being supported by the powerful paramount chiefs in the provinces, won the most seats in Parliament and Margai was re-elected as Chief Minister by a landslide. The three least populated districts are Karene, Falaba, and Koinadugu with 3.8%, 2.2%, and 2.7% respectively of the total population. The city is has a culturally diverse population of different religions and ethnicities. [203] The Jehovahs Witnesses[204] and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[205][206] are the two most prominent non-Trinitarian Christians in Sierra Leone, and they form a small but significant minority of the Christian population in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone's highways are linked to Conakry, Guinea, and Monrovia, Liberia. Several organisations planned to operate digital terrestrial subscription TV services, with Multichoice's Go TV having built infrastructure ahead of getting a licence and ultimately failing to get a licence. He created several government institutions that are still in use today. Kenema is the most populated district in Sierra Leone, according to the preliminary report of the final result of the Mid-Term Census report released by Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) last week. The Western Area is divided into two districts. Sierra Leone is a country in the western region of Africa bordering Liberia, Guinea, and the Atlantic Ocean. In 1951, Lamina Sankoh (born: Etheldred Jones) collaborated with educated protectorate leaders from different groups, including Sir Milton Margai, Siaka Stevens, Mohamed Sanusi Mustapha, John Karefa-Smart, Kande Bureh, Sir Albert Margai, Amadu Wurie and Sir Banja Tejan-Sie joined together with the powerful paramount chiefs in the protectorate to form the Sierra Leone People's Party or SLPP as the party of the Protectorate. [156] To ensure that the Energy Africa goal is met, Sierra Leone has agreed to remove its import duties and Value Added Tax (VAT) on certified solar products. Since 1985, the nation did not conduct any census for 19 years. Sierra Leone Police was established by the British colony in 1894; it is one of the oldest police forces in West Africa. [220] [126][127] The RSLMF remained a single-service organisation until 1979, when the Sierra Leone Navy was established. "[132], Within the context of local governance, the districts are governed as localities. The current system of the Government of Sierra Leone is based on the 1991 Sierra Leone Constitution. [116] The Sierra Leone parliament is led by the Speaker of Parliament, who is the overall leader of Parliament and is directly elected by sitting members of parliament. However, Stevens' hand-picked successor Joseph Saidu Momoh promised to return the country to a multi-party system; a new constitution was adopted in 1991 that provided the means for a multi-party democracy. Koidu Town is home to two of the ten most rough and largest diamonds in the world and was found in the Woyie River which flows through the city. The Crown subdued the revolt by bringing in forces of more than 500Jamaican Maroons, whom they transported from Cudjoe's Town (Trelawny Town) via Nova Scotia in 1800. Sierra Leone has a population of more than 7 million people and has some major cities that subdivide the country. 132 members are elected concurrently with the presidential elections; the other 16 seats are filled by paramount chiefs from the country's 16 administrative districts. 50%. The SLPP leadership, led by Sir Milton Margai, negotiated with the British and the educated Krio-dominated colony based in Freetown to achieve independence. The provinces of Sierra Leone are divided into 14 districts. Makeni is also governed by a directly elected city council that is headed by the Mayor. Loggers have extended their operations to Nimini, Kono District, Eastern Province; Jui, Western Rural District, Western Area; Loma Mountains National Park, Koinadougu, Northern Province; and with plans to start operations in the Kambui Forest reserve in the Kenema District, Eastern Province. Roads and hospitals were constructed in the provinces, and Paramount Chiefs and provincial peoples became a prominent force in Freetown.

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