In a previous post, Aisha Khadar Desince – Director of Khadarlis for Sierra Leone – reported to you how she returned to the now war-torn village of her childhood Jimi, in the Southern province of Sierra Leone after 15 years in the US. She described how it felt meeting again beloved ones that remained in the ruins after…
Ken Saro-Wiwa became a legend for his non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of the land and waters of Ogoniland by the operations of the multinational petroleum industry, especially Shell. His case is cited in numerous academic and cultural works, such as: Europeans, Americans and Chinese are all in high demand and thus on a race…
Welcome to the inaugural edition of our quarterly e-magazine ‘Wax & Gold’. This special issue focuses on the International Year for People of African Descent and coincides with the official launch of the Jethro Institute for Good Governance (J!GG). Following the successful launch of our website earlier this year, we invite you to join us…
The following text was written by Aisha Khadar Desince – Director of Khadarlis for Sierra Leone The Sierra Leone Civil War began on 23 March 1991 when the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), supported by Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), invaded Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow the Momoh government, sparking…
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