{"id":5346,"date":"2021-05-11T13:58:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T11:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/?page_id=5346"},"modified":"2021-05-11T14:04:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T12:04:12","slug":"sierra-leone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/en\/sierra-leone\/","title":{"rendered":"Sierra Leone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604467983599{padding-top: 80px !important;}&#8221; responsive_css=&#8221;padding_top_large:160px|padding_top_medium:100px&#8221;][vc_column enable_content_animation=&#8221;yes&#8221; ca_init_scale_x=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_init_scale_y=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_init_scale_z=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_init_opacity=&#8221;0&#8243; ca_an_scale_x=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_an_scale_y=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_an_scale_z=&#8221;1&#8243; ca_an_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-md-12&#8243; ca_duration=&#8221;1800&#8243; ca_delay=&#8221;180&#8243; ca_init_translate_x=&#8221;-30&#8243; ca_init_translate_y=&#8221;20&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;margin_bottom_medium:0px&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604229299618{margin-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Sierra Leone<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1620734329402{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;]Sierra Leone is a country on the coast of West Africa with an estimated population of 7 million. The capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown. The country is home to beautiful beaches, has valuable natural resources and a multi-ethnic cultural heritage. Sierra Leone&#8217;s recent history is marked by an 11-year civil war (1991-2002) and the world&#8217;s first Ebola virus epidemic (2014-2016). The peacebuilding and peacekeeping efforts of recent years have paid off and the people of Sierra Leone look to the future of their country with confidence.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604480807056{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-md-12&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;margin_bottom_medium:0px&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604436678082{margin-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]    \t<div class=\"wpex-timeline-list center-tl  no-more no-end show-icon\" id=\"timeline-6942\" data-animations=\"\" data-rtl=\"\">\r\n        \t<div class=\"wpex-loading\">\r\n                <div class=\"wpex-spinner\">\r\n                    <div class=\"rect1\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"rect2\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"rect3\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"rect4\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"rect5\"><\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        \t        \t            <ul class=\"wpex wpex-timeline style-center\">\r\n                \r\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"filter-6942_5365  post-5365 wp-timeline type-wp-timeline status-publish hentry wpex_category-sierraleone\" data-id=\"filter-6942_5365\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"\">\r\n                <time class=\"wpex-timeline-time\" datetime=\"14:18 11\/05\/2021\">\r\n        \t                <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"1462 Naming of Sierra Leone\">\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                        <span class=\"exclearfix\"><\/span>\r\n                    <\/time>\r\n        <div class=\"wpex-timeline-label\">\r\n            \r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpex-content-left\">\r\n            <div class=\"wpex-leftdate\">\r\n                <span class=\"tlday\">1462<\/span>\r\n                <div>\r\n                    <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\r\n                    <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\t\t            <div class=\"timeline-details\">\r\n                                <div class=\"tlct-shortdes\">\r\n                    <h2 style=\" display:inline;\">\r\n                        <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"1462 Naming of Sierra Leone\">\r\n                            <span class=\"tlmobile-visible\">1462&nbsp;-&nbsp;<\/span>1462 Naming of Sierra Leone                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h2>\r\n                                        <p><p><strong>Naming of Sierra Leone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese Pedro de Sintra spotted the coastline of Sierra Leone and described it as &#8220;Serra da Leoa&#8221; translated as Lion Rock. Later, the British changed the name to &#8220;Sierra Leone&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4697\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4697\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5366 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lion-mountain.png\" alt=\"Lion Mountains Monument\" width=\"1000\" height=\"772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lion-mountain.png 1000w, https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lion-mountain-300x232.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lion Mountains Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"exclearfix\"><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"wpex-timeline-icon\">\r\n    \t        <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"1462 Naming of Sierra Leone\"><i class=\"fa fa-square no-icon\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n            <\/li><li class=\"filter-6942_5363  post-5363 wp-timeline type-wp-timeline status-publish hentry wpex_category-sierraleone\" data-id=\"filter-6942_5363\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"\">\r\n                <time class=\"wpex-timeline-time\" datetime=\"14:17 11\/05\/2021\">\r\n        \t                <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"1792 The Settlement of the Krios in Freetown\">\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                        <span class=\"exclearfix\"><\/span>\r\n                    <\/time>\r\n        <div class=\"wpex-timeline-label\">\r\n            \r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpex-content-left\">\r\n            <div class=\"wpex-leftdate\">\r\n                <span class=\"tlday\">1792<\/span>\r\n                <div>\r\n                    <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\r\n      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alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5364 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cotton-tree.png\" alt=\"Baumwollbaum in der Trockenzeit mit Busch-Elefantendenkmal\" width=\"464\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cotton-tree.png 464w, https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cotton-tree-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cotton tree in the dry season with bush elephant monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"exclearfix\"><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"wpex-timeline-icon\">\r\n    \t        <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"1792 The Settlement of the Krios in Freetown\"><i class=\"fa fa-square no-icon\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n            <\/li><li class=\"filter-6942_5361  post-5361 wp-timeline type-wp-timeline status-publish hentry wpex_category-sierraleone\" data-id=\"filter-6942_5361\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"\">\r\n                <time class=\"wpex-timeline-time\" datetime=\"14:15 11\/05\/2021\">\r\n        \t                <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"1808 The Colonial Era\">\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                        <span class=\"exclearfix\"><\/span>\r\n                    <\/time>\r\n        <div class=\"wpex-timeline-label\">\r\n            \r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpex-content-left\">\r\n            <div class=\"wpex-leftdate\">\r\n                <span class=\"tlday\">1808<\/span>\r\n                <div>\r\n                    <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\r\n                    <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\t\t            <div class=\"timeline-details\">\r\n                                <div class=\"tlct-shortdes\">\r\n                    <h2 style=\" display:inline;\">\r\n                        <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"1808 The Colonial Era\">\r\n                            <span class=\"tlmobile-visible\">1808&nbsp;-&nbsp;<\/span>1808 The Colonial Era                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h2>\r\n                                        <p><p><strong>The colonial period<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sierra Leone became a British colony.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4698\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4698\" style=\"width: 456px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5362 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/freed-slaves-monument.png\" alt=\"Freed Slaves Monument\" width=\"456\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/freed-slaves-monument.png 456w, https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/freed-slaves-monument-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freed Slaves Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"exclearfix\"><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"wpex-timeline-icon\">\r\n    \t        <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"1808 The Colonial Era\"><i class=\"fa fa-square no-icon\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n            <\/li><li class=\"filter-6942_5360  post-5360 wp-timeline type-wp-timeline status-publish hentry wpex_category-sierraleone\" data-id=\"filter-6942_5360\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"\">\r\n                <time class=\"wpex-timeline-time\" datetime=\"14:13 11\/05\/2021\">\r\n        \t                <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"1827 Foundation of Fourah Bay College\">\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                        <span class=\"exclearfix\"><\/span>\r\n                    <\/time>\r\n        <div class=\"wpex-timeline-label\">\r\n            \r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpex-content-left\">\r\n            <div class=\"wpex-leftdate\">\r\n                <span class=\"tlday\">1827<\/span>\r\n                <div>\r\n                    <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\r\n                    <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\t\t            <div class=\"timeline-details\">\r\n                                <div class=\"tlct-shortdes\">\r\n                    <h2 style=\" display:inline;\">\r\n                        <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"1827 Foundation of Fourah Bay College\">\r\n                            <span class=\"tlmobile-visible\">1827&nbsp;-&nbsp;<\/span>1827 Foundation of Fourah Bay College                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h2>\r\n                                        <p><p><strong>Foundation of Fourah Bay College<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Founding of the first and oldest West African university, Fourah Bay College.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"exclearfix\"><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"wpex-timeline-icon\">\r\n    \t        <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"1827 Foundation of Fourah Bay College\"><i class=\"fa fa-square no-icon\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n            <\/li><li class=\"filter-6942_5358  post-5358 wp-timeline type-wp-timeline status-publish hentry wpex_category-sierraleone\" data-id=\"filter-6942_5358\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"\">\r\n                <time class=\"wpex-timeline-time\" datetime=\"14:12 11\/05\/2021\">\r\n        \t                <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"1961 Independence\">\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                        <span class=\"exclearfix\"><\/span>\r\n                    <\/time>\r\n        <div class=\"wpex-timeline-label\">\r\n            \r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpex-content-left\">\r\n            <div class=\"wpex-leftdate\">\r\n                <span class=\"tlday\">1961<\/span>\r\n                <div>\r\n                    <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\r\n                    <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\t\t            <div class=\"timeline-details\">\r\n                                <div class=\"tlct-shortdes\">\r\n                    <h2 style=\" display:inline;\">\r\n                        <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"1961 Independence\">\r\n                            <span class=\"tlmobile-visible\">1961&nbsp;-&nbsp;<\/span>1961 Independence                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h2>\r\n                                        <p><p><strong>Independence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sierra Leone gained its independence on 27 April 1961.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4699\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4699\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5359 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/blue-coat.png\" alt=\"Siaka Stevens blaues Fell auf der linken Seite\" width=\"756\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/blue-coat.png 756w, https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/blue-coat-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siaka Stevens blue coat on the left side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n       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class=\"tlday\">1992-2002<\/span>\r\n                <div>\r\n                    <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\r\n                    <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\t\t            <div class=\"timeline-details\">\r\n                                <div class=\"tlct-shortdes\">\r\n                    <h2 style=\" display:inline;\">\r\n                        <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"1992- 2002 A decade of civil war\">\r\n                            <span class=\"tlmobile-visible\">1992-2002 &nbsp;-&nbsp;<\/span>1992- 2002 A decade of civil war                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h2>\r\n                                        <p><p><strong>A decade of civil war<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The political division of a fledgling republic at the time allowed rebel groups such as the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), the Armed Forces Revolution Council (AFRC) and the West Side Boys to plunge the country into an 11-year civil war. In this war, 50,000 people lost their lives, many more were maimed or traumatised and more than 100,000 people had to flee.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"exclearfix\"><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"wpex-timeline-icon\">\r\n    \t        <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"1992- 2002 A decade of civil war\"><i class=\"fa fa-square no-icon\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n            <\/li><li class=\"filter-6942_5352  post-5352 wp-timeline type-wp-timeline status-publish hentry wpex_category-sierraleone\" data-id=\"filter-6942_5352\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"\">\r\n                <time class=\"wpex-timeline-time\" datetime=\"14:07 11\/05\/2021\">\r\n        \t                <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"2002 &#8216;Di war don don&#8217; &#8211; The End of the War\">\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                        <span class=\"exclearfix\"><\/span>\r\n                    <\/time>\r\n        <div class=\"wpex-timeline-label\">\r\n            \r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpex-content-left\">\r\n            <div class=\"wpex-leftdate\">\r\n                <span class=\"tlday\">2002<\/span>\r\n                <div>\r\n                    <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\r\n                    <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\t\t            <div class=\"timeline-details\">\r\n                                <div class=\"tlct-shortdes\">\r\n                    <h2 style=\" display:inline;\">\r\n                        <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"2002 &#8216;Di war don don&#8217; &#8211; The End of the War\">\r\n                            <span class=\"tlmobile-visible\">2002 &nbsp;-&nbsp;<\/span>2002 &#8216;Di war don don&#8217; &#8211; The End of the War                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h2>\r\n                                        <p><p><strong>&#8216;Di war don don&#8217; &#8211; The End of the War<\/strong><br \/>\nIn January 2002, the war was declared officially over. The UN Peacekeeping Mission then disarmed 45,000 fighters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4695\" style=\"width: 908px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5353 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/civil-war2.png\" alt=\"Vers\u00f6hnung nach dem B\u00fcrgerkrieg\" width=\"908\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/civil-war2.png 908w, https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/civil-war2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reconciliation after the civil war<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"exclearfix\"><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"wpex-timeline-icon\">\r\n    \t        <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"2002 &#8216;Di war don don&#8217; &#8211; The End of the War\"><i class=\"fa fa-square no-icon\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n            <\/li><li class=\"filter-6942_5351  post-5351 wp-timeline type-wp-timeline status-publish hentry wpex_category-sierraleone\" data-id=\"filter-6942_5351\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"\">\r\n                <time class=\"wpex-timeline-time\" datetime=\"14:05 11\/05\/2021\">\r\n        \t                <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"2014-2016 The Ebola Virus Epidemic\">\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                        <span class=\"exclearfix\"><\/span>\r\n                    <\/time>\r\n        <div class=\"wpex-timeline-label\">\r\n            \r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpex-content-left\">\r\n            <div class=\"wpex-leftdate\">\r\n                <span class=\"tlday\">2014<\/span>\r\n                <div>\r\n                    <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\r\n                    <span>2016<\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\t\t            <div class=\"timeline-details\">\r\n                                <div class=\"tlct-shortdes\">\r\n                    <h2 style=\" display:inline;\">\r\n                        <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"2014-2016 The Ebola Virus Epidemic\">\r\n                            <span class=\"tlmobile-visible\">2014-2016&nbsp;-&nbsp;<\/span>2014-2016 The Ebola Virus Epidemic                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h2>\r\n                                        <p><p>The Ebola Virus Epidemic<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, the first global Ebola virus epidemic shook West Africa. In Sierra Leone, nearly 13,000 people became infected and nearly 4,000 died.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"exclearfix\"><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"wpex-timeline-icon\">\r\n    \t        <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"2014-2016 The Ebola Virus Epidemic\"><i class=\"fa fa-square no-icon\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n            <\/li><li class=\"filter-6942_5349  post-5349 wp-timeline type-wp-timeline status-publish hentry wpex_category-sierraleone\" data-id=\"filter-6942_5349\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"\">\r\n                <time class=\"wpex-timeline-time\" datetime=\"14:02 11\/05\/2021\">\r\n        \t                <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"2018 Democratic elections\">\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                        <span class=\"exclearfix\"><\/span>\r\n                    <\/time>\r\n        <div class=\"wpex-timeline-label\">\r\n            \r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpex-content-left\">\r\n            <div class=\"wpex-leftdate\">\r\n                <span class=\"tlday\">2018<\/span>\r\n                <div>\r\n                    <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\r\n                    <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\t\t            <div class=\"timeline-details\">\r\n                                <div class=\"tlct-shortdes\">\r\n                    <h2 style=\" display:inline;\">\r\n                        <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"2018 Democratic elections\">\r\n                            <span class=\"tlmobile-visible\">2018&nbsp;-&nbsp;<\/span>2018 Democratic elections                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h2>\r\n                                        <p><p><strong>Democratic elections<\/strong><br \/>\nThe last elections in Sierra Leone led to a peaceful transfer of power in the two-party state (APC and SLPP) from Ernest Koroma (APC) to the incumbent President Julius Maada Bio (SLPP).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4700\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4700\" style=\"width: 908px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4700\" src=\"https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/sierra-leone.png\" alt=\"Sierra Leone\" width=\"908\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/sierra-leone.png 908w, https:\/\/ngo-network-sierraleone.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/sierra-leone-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sierra Leone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"exclearfix\"><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"wpex-timeline-icon\">\r\n    \t        <a href=\"javascript:;\" title=\"2018 Democratic elections\"><i class=\"fa fa-square no-icon\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n            <\/li>            <\/ul>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"exclearfix\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604480812076{padding-bottom: 100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-md-12&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;margin_bottom_medium:0px&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604436678082{margin-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;link&#8221;]<strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sierra Leone. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sierra_Leone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sierra_Leone<\/a>. Accessed 26 August 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Panfold, P. Atrocities Diamonds and Diplomacy: The Inside Story of the Conflict in Sierra Leone. Pen &amp; Sword Books Ltd.UK.2012.<\/li>\n<li>British Broadcasting Cooperation BBC. Sierra Leone country profile. Published 05.04.2018. In: London. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-14094194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-14094194<\/a>. Accessed 10.09.2020.<\/li>\n<li>Richards, P. Ebola: How People\u2019s Science Helped End an Epidemic. ZED Books. London.2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604480812076{padding-bottom: 100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-md-12&#8243; responsive_css=&#8221;margin_bottom_medium:0px&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604436678082{margin-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;link&#8221;]<strong>Images<\/strong> Freetown, Sierra Leone. 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