Next in proportion are the Kono, who live primarily in Kono District in Eastern Sierra Leone. The Western Area is divided into two districts. [111] On paper, 55 protected areas covered 4.5% of Sierra Leone as of 2003. The Temne predominate in the Northern Sierra Leone and some areas around the capital of Sierra Leone. In the map below, youll be able to see the borders of all 16 districts in Sierra Leone. This is due to substandard safety standards.[154]. Although the sector was seriously affected during the Civil War, there has been a steady improvement in recent years. In 2009, the Sierra Leone Under-19 team finished second in the African Under-19 Championship in Zambia, thus qualifying for the Under-19 World Cup qualifying tournament with nine other teams. Koroma suspended the constitution, banned demonstrations, shut down all private radio stations in the country and invited the RUF to join the new junta government, with its leader Foday Sankoh as the Vice-Chairman of the new AFRC-RUF coalition junta government. The much smaller Vai and Kru peoples are primarily found in Kailahun and Pujehun Districts near the border with Liberia. By the 1990s, economic activity was declining and economic infrastructure had become seriously degraded. One of the top-ranking soldiers in the NPRC Junta, Lieutenant Sahr Sandy, a trusted ally of Strasser, was assassinated, allegedly by Major S.I.M. 28,813 (2015). However, on 23 March 1967, a group of military officers in the Sierra Leone Army led by Brigadier General Andrew Juxon-Smith, staged a counter coup against Commander Lansana. The Sierra Leone Armed Forces consist of around 15,500 personnel, comprising the largest Sierra Leone Army,[122] the Sierra Leone Navy and the Sierra Leone Air Wing. Sierra Leone has a dominant unitary central government and a weak local government. Children, youth and adult are frequently seen playing street football across Sierra Leone. They reinstated the constitution and returned power to Stevens, who at last assumed the office of Prime Minister. The Krio have traditionally dominated Sierra Leone's judiciary and Freetown's elected city council. . Covering a total area of 71,740km2 (27,699sqmi),[12] Sierra Leone has a tropical climate, with diverse environments ranging from savanna to rainforests. [264] The city has a lot to offer to tourists. Makeni is the administrative and economic center of the region. After several days in jail, Ajisafe was released, his church licence was given back to him, and his church was later reopened under strict government condition during several months of probation. The overwhelming majority of Sierra Leonean Muslims, are adherent to the Sunni tradition of Islam in practice. On 19 July 1975, 14 senior army and government officials, including David Lansana, former cabinet minister Mohamed Sorie Forna (father of writer Aminatta Forna), Brigadier General Ibrahim Bash Taqi and Lieutenant Habib Lansana Kamara were executed after being convicted of attempting a coup to topple president Stevens' government. [216], The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the population is 1.6%, higher than the world average of 1% but lower than the average of 6.1% across Sub-Saharan Africa. [71] In May 1957, Sierra Leone held its first parliamentary election. Because of their trading, the Fulas are found in nearly all parts of the country. [32], European contacts within Sierra Leone were among the first in West Africa during the 15th century. [161] There were plans to increase its capacity 400 megawatts by 2017 which would cost around $750 million. It is from these hills that the major rivers in the district. Strasser was later ousted by his army colleague and second-in-command Julius Maada Bio, for failing to commit to a quick transfer to civilian rule. Sherbro was influential and powerful and the British greatly feared him. In October 1990, owing to mounting pressure from both within and outside the country for political and economic reforms, president Momoh set up a constitutional review commission to assess the 1978 one-party constitution. [181][182][183] The Islamic holidays of Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and Maulid-un-Nabi (Birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad) are observed as national holidays in Sierra Leone. President Kabbah took power with a great promise of ending the civil war. [176] Most of Sierra Leone's ethnic groups are Muslim majority, including the country's two largest ethnic groups: the Mende and Temne. It appears that she committed suicide at the age of fifty-five, perhaps due to the loss of support from her own people. Bai Sherbro was captured and with Bai Bureh, exiled to the Gold Coast (modern Ghana). [74][75] Thousands of Sierra Leoneans took to the streets in celebration. Some claim that Magburaka should be included in the above list, but there is considerable difference among sources. 2020-02-06 Bumbuna is a town in the central of Tonkolili District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The provincial districts are divided into 186 chiefdoms, which have traditionally been led by paramount chiefs, recognised by the British administration in 1896 at the time of organising the Protectorate of Sierra Leone. Its numerous creeks and estuaries contain mangrove swamps. [108] The country had a 2019 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 2.76/10, ranking it 154th globally out of 172 countries.[109]. Sierra Leone has a vibrant Ahmaddiya Muslim population, especially in the southern city of Bo, which is home to a large Ahmadiyya Muslim population. Corporal Sankoh was convicted and jailed for seven years at the Pademba Road Prison in Freetown. Football is the most popular sport in this city, and its home to the Kamboi Eagles professional football club. FM relays of the BBC World Service (in Freetown, Bo, Kenema and Makeni), Radio France Internationale (Freetown only) and Voice of America (Freetown only) are also broadcast. The Sierra Leone Islamic Supreme Council is the highest Islamic religious organisation in Sierra Leone and is made up of the country's Imams, Islamic scholars, and other Islamic clerics across the country. Other popular destinations for tourists include the Freetown Cotton Tree, located in Central Freetown, a significant national monument and integral to the founding of the city; Bunce Island, which is a boat ride from the city, is home to the ruins of the slave fortress that was being used during the Transatlantic slave trade; the Sierra Leone Museum, which has a collection of both precolonial as well as colonial artifacts and other items of historical significance; the National Railway Museum; or take a journey around the city's coastline with the popular Sea Coach Express. The Mende predominate in South-Eastern Sierra Leone (with the exception of Kono District). Area: 77.1 mile - 124.1 km radius. Prior to conducting the election, Sierra Leoneans and international stakeholders were involved in a major debate on whether the nation should focus on trying to end the long running civil war, or to conduct elections and hence returning governance back to a civilian-led administration with a multi-party system of parliament that would provide the foundation for long-lasting peace and national prosperity. Problems experienced with access to the Internet include an intermittent electricity supply and a slow connection speed in the country outside Freetown. 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 vast majority of Temne are Muslims at over 85%; with a significant Christian minority at about 10%. Different sources give different estimates. [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. The hostage crisis resulted in more fighting between the RUF and the government as UN troops launched Operation Khukri to end the siege. The figure for Freetown is for the Western Urban Area (Greater Freetown). According to the report, Sierra Leones population has increased by 6.4%, since the last census in 2015. 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. Islam was introduced by Susu traders, merchants and migrants from the north and east, becoming widely adopted in the 18th century. In 2007, a pay-per-view service was also introduced by GTV as part of a pan-African television service in addition to the nine-year-old sub-Saharan Digital satellite television service (DStv) originating from Multichoice Africa in South Africa. However, the main suspect, Major S.I.M. [79] It is difficult to avoid the economic paralysis in Sierra Leone given that more than half of the population in the country is women. The Aberdenn-Lumley area is a favourite destination for those venturing into the city's nightlife. Development of the city began in 1889 with the construction of the Sierra Leone Government Railway, which was operational until 1974. [126] The military seized control in 1968, bringing the National Reformation Council into power. [189][190][191][192][193] Other Christian Protestant denominations with significant presence in the country include Presbyterians,[194] Baptists,[195] Seventh-day Adventists[196] Anglicans,[197] Lutherans,[198][199] and Pentecostals. Inland from the coastal plain is the interior plains region. [20], During the few decades following independence, Sierra Leone witnessed an increase in political activities, transformations, turmoil, humanitarian and socio-economic crises. The central bank is the Bank of Sierra Leone. Next to the president is the vice-president, who is the second highest-ranking government official in the executive branch of the Sierra Leone Government. [90] The NPRC Junta immediately suspended the constitution, banned all political parties, limited freedom of speech and freedom of the press and enacted a rule-by-decree policy, in which soldiers were granted unlimited powers of administrative detention without charge or trial, and challenges against such detentions in court were precluded. Sierra Leone has one of the world's largest deposits of rutile, a titanium ore used as paint pigment and welding rod coatings. Many senior officers in the Sierra Leone Army were greatly disappointed with Stevens' policies and his handling of the Sierra Leone Military, but none could confront Stevens. The Maliki school is by far the largest and most dominant Islamic school of jurisprudence across Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone is known for its blood diamonds that were mined and sold to diamond conglomerates during the civil war, to buy the weapons that fuelled its atrocities. The Susu and Yalunka are both descendants of migrants from Guinea; they both are virtually all Muslims at over 99%. The ratio of men and women in Koinadugu District, Sierra Leone. Native to Sierra Leone, they have occupied Sherbro Island since it was founded. The 1978 constitution made the APC the only legal political party in Sierra Leone. Only 20% of the urban population and 1% of the rural population had access to piped drinking water in their home. [174] "Pandebu-Tokpombu" is presumably the extended town of Torgbonbu, which had a population of 10,716 in the 2004 census. [88] The situation has improved considerably since then with primary school enrolment doubling between 2001 and 2005 and the reconstruction of many schools since the end of the war. 2004 saw a population of four million, nine hundred and seventy-six thousand eight hundred and seventy-one (4,976,871) and in the 2015 census Sierra Leone recorded a total population of seven million and ninety-two thousand, one hundred and thirteen (7,092,113), the last census before the latest mid-term population and housing census which indicated a total of eight hundred and forty-three thousand two hundred and fifty-four (843,254) residential buildings, whilst for non-residential a total of seven thousand five hundred and three ( 7,503). Turay, a key loyalist of ousted president Momoh. However, no presidential candidate won the 50% plus one vote majority stipulated in the constitution on the first round of voting. [103] The country has four distinct geographical regions. The RSLMF was renamed as the Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone (AFRSL). [221] The founding members of the Coalition included the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society (the first chairing organisation), LFR International (proposed the formation), the University of Makeni, Agency for Rural Community Transformation, and the Holy Spirit Hospital. The Temne are said to have migrated from Futa Jallon, which is in present-day Guinea. In 2001, the government created a mining community development fund (DACDF), which returns a portion of diamond export taxes to diamond mining communities. It borders the country of Guinea as well as three other provinces in Sierra Leone. [92] Strasser was immediately flown into exile in a military helicopter to Conakry, Guinea. It works to prevent crime, protect life and property, detect and prosecute offenders, maintain public order, ensure safety and security, and enhance access to justice. 131,001. The Loko in the north are native people of Sierra Leone, believed to have lived in Sierra Leone since the time of European encounter. Bo is closely behind Kenema with 10.0%, whilst Western Rural, Kono and Western Area Urban with 8.8%, 8.2%, and 8.1% are third, fourth and fifth respectively. They continue to be influential in the civil service. It is by far the most populous district in the country with a population of 1,050,301 and is located in the Western Area of the country. The ACRM junta arrested many senior NRC members. [184] Shia Islam does not have a strong presence in Sierra Leone, and there are virtually no Shia Muslims in the country. After the execution of Bangura, a group of soldiers loyal to the executed general held a mutiny in Freetown and other parts of the country in opposition to Stevens' government. After taking over, President Kabbah immediately opened dialogue with the RUF and invited their leader Foday Sankoh for peace negotiations.[22]. The standard of print journalism tends to be low owing to lack of training, and people trust the information published in newspapers less than that found on the radio.[257]. Population data comes from the most recent census conducted in the country in 2015. According to an Overseas Development Institute report, private health expenditure accounts for 85.7% of total spending on health. The current Inspector General of Police is Brima Acha Kamara, who was appointed to the position by former president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. Like Stevens, Momoh was also a member of the minority Limba ethnic group. The NPRC junta established the National Supreme Council of State as the military highest command and final authority in all matters and was exclusively made up of the highest-ranking NPRC soldiers, included Strasser himself and the original soldiers who toppled president Momoh.[90]. Later, Margai used the same skills to win over opposition leaders and moderate Krio elements to achieve independence from the UK.[70]. With a new decentralisation policy, embodied in the Local Government Act of 2004, responsibility for water supply in areas outside the capital was passed from the central government to local councils. Calm was not completely restored. Sierra Leone's national politics centres on the competition between the north-west, dominated by the Temne, and the south-east dominated by the Mende. Bo was then the capital of the British Protectorate of Sierra Leone until the country gained independence in 1961. Rising above the plateau are a number of mountain masses; in the northeast, the Loma Mountains are crowned by Mount Loma Mansa (Mount Bintimani) at 6,391 feet (1,948 metres), and the Tingi Mountains rise to 6,080 feet (1,853 metres) at Sankanbiriwa Peak. The country has three universities: Fourah Bay College, founded in 1827 (the oldest university in West Africa),[214] University of Makeni (established initially in September 2005 as The Fatima Institute, the college was granted university status in August 2009, and assumed the name University of Makeni, or UNIMAK), and Njala University, primarily located in Bo District. 49,839; Regent Urban Area: pop. The amount of illegal fishing has significantly depleted fish stocks, depriving local fishing communities of an important resource for survival. [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. The first of these goals is to provide solar power to at least 50,000 homes in 2016, the second is 250,000 homes by 2017, and finally to provide power to 1,000,000 people by 2020. Primary education is free and compulsory in government-sponsored public schools. The armed forces were formed after independence in 1961, based on elements of the former British Royal West African Frontier Force present in the country. [131] Typically, chiefs have the power to "raise taxes, control the judicial system, and allocate land, the most important resource in rural areas. It is by far the most populous district in the country with a population of 1,050,301 and is located in the Western Area of the country. In politics the overwhelming majority of Sierra Leoneans vote for a candidate without regard of the candidate being a Muslim or a Christian. Each of the country's 14 districts is represented in parliament. For her loyalty, she was awarded a silver medal by Queen Victoria. On the coast in Bonthe District in the south are the Sherbro. No style is the best. Its capital and largest town is Bendugu. [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. An alleged plot to overthrow president Stevens failed in 1974 and its leaders were executed. On 28 December 1992, an alleged coup attempt against the NPRC government of Strasser, aimed at freeing the detained Colonel Yahya Kanu, Colonel Kahota M.S. Now that the provinces have been divided, an exact measurement of the new provincial areas is unknown. The president is the highest and most influential position within the government of Sierra Leone. [36] Sir Francis Drake reached Sierra Leone on 22 July 1580 as the last stop of his voyage along the west coast of Africa. The British fired first; the northern front of mainly Temne people was led by Bai Bureh. [240][241] In early August 2014 Guinea closed its borders to Sierra Leone to help contain the spreading of the virus, which originated in Guinea, as more new cases of the disease were being reported in Sierra Leone than in Guinea. The Colony was Freetown and its coastal area; the Protectorate was defined as the hinterland areas dominated by local chiefs. Kenema is also governed by an elected city council and headed by a Mayor. In mid-1974, Guinean soldiers, as requested by Stevens, were stationed in the country to help maintain his hold on power, as Stevens was a close ally of then-Guinean president Ahmed Skou Tour. The interior contains a variety of landforms ranging from savanna-covered low plains to rocky scarp and hill country. 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). Educated Krios held numerous positions in the colonial government, giving them status and well-paying positions. [30], Sierra Leone's dense tropical rainforest and swampy environment were considered impenetrable; it was also host to the tsetse fly, which carried a disease fatal to horses and the zebu cattle used by the Mande-speaking people. [243], Rice is the staple food of Sierra Leone and is consumed at virtually every meal daily. Those with access in rural areas were served almost exclusively by protected wells. Sierra Leone is subdivided into four regions which are the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Provinces which are further subdivided into 14 districts. Sierra Leone's third president, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, and Sierra Leone's first Vice-President, Sorie Ibrahim Koroma, were both ethnic Mandingo. Stevens had campaigned on a platform of bringing the tribes together under socialist principles. 14 are rural, with the capital Freetown divided into 2 districts. Sierra Leone's capital Freetown is located in the Western Area of the country and its makes up the Western Area Urban District . [160] This overarching goal has been broken down into smaller goals as well. Authorities have been slow to implement reforms in the civil service, and the pace of the privatisation programme is also slackening and donors have urged its advancement. In the 2004 census, Waterloo had a population of 34,079. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 90.2 (2012): 120-127F. In 1808, Sierra Leone became a British crown colony, ruled under a colonial governor. Its members represented both British who hoped to inspire local entrepreneurs and those with interest in the Macauley & Babington Company, which held the (British) monopoly on Sierra Leone trade. With the Eastern Province, this is one of two provinces in the country without a coastline. The first ETU and laboratory in Bombali District were established in late November and early December 2014, respectively. In March 1976, Stevens was elected without opposition for a second five-year term as president. It was founded in 1792 by abolitionist John Clarkson and was settled by freed slaves from various parts of the world whose descendants are known as the Sierra Leone Creole people. 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. SAJ Musa, a childhood friend of Strasser, became the deputy chairman and deputy leader of the NPRC government. The next few years under the Momoh administration were characterised by corruption, which Momoh defused by sacking several senior cabinet ministers. 4043. Despite efforts by the government and numerous non-governmental organisations, access has not much improved since the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War in 2002, stagnating at about 50% and even declining in rural areas. The Dominion of Sierra Leone retained a parliamentary system of government and was a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. [103] As a result of migration to cities, the population is becoming more urban with an estimated rate of urbanisation growth of 2.9% a year. 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. Norman was a guard to Governor-general Sir Henry Lightfoot-Boston. The British later captured Nyagua, and he was also exiled to the Gold Coast. One of the first ethnic groups to become educated according to Western traditions, they have traditionally been appointed to positions in the civil service, beginning during the colonial years. Just like Freetown and Bo, Kenema is home to an ethnically diverse population whose main dialect is the Krio language. Sierra Leone is home to about sixteen ethnic groups, each with its own language. [188] The two largest mosques in Sierra Leone are the Freetown Central Mosque and the Ghadafi Central Mosque (built by former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi), both located in the capital Freetown. Freetown is Sierra Leone's political, economic, cultural, financial, and educational center. On the voyage between Plymouth and Sierra Leone, 96 passengers died. Lansana placed Stevens under house arrest in Freetown and insisted that the determination of the Prime Minister should await the election of the tribal representatives to the House. Within hours after taking office, Stevens was ousted in a bloodless military coup led by Brigadier General David Lansana, the commander of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces. Waterloo is the second largest city in the Western Area region of Sierra Leone, after Freetown. 12. Having had no formal emergency medical services previously, the First Responder Coalition of Sierra Leone (FRCSL) was formed in June 2019 in Makeni to facilitate the development of emergency first responder programs nationwide. The situation in the country deteriorated to such an extent that British troops were deployed in Operation Palliser, originally simply to evacuate foreign nationals. . It is estimated that there will be a 30% to 40% cost reduction on solar products with the lack of duties and taxes. The Sierra Leone Civil War resulted in the destruction of 1,270 primary schools, and in 2001, 67% of all school-age children were out of school. In May 2002, Kabbah was re-elected president by a landslide. The highlands rise up to 700 feet, and are the highest in Sambaia Bendugu chiefdom. Eventually, "Elections before Peace" won the debate. Colonel Frederic Cardew, military governor of the Protectorate, in 1898 established a new tax on dwellings and demanded that the chiefs use their people to maintain roads. Stevens is generally criticised for dictatorial methods and government corruption, but on a positive note, he kept the country stable and from collapsing into civil war. What Are The Biggest Industries In Sierra Leone? Sierra Leone's capital Freetown is located in the Western Area of the country and its makes up the Western Area Urban District. After an alleged attempt to overthrow President Momoh in March 1987, more than 60 senior government officials were arrested, including Vice-President Francis Minah, who was removed from office, convicted of plotting the coup, and executed by hanging in 1989, along with five others. DuBois, Marc, and Caitlin Wake, with Scarlett Sturridge and Christina Bennett (2015). While the broader community included some women, the Black Poor seems to have exclusively consisted of men, some of whom developed relationships with local women and often married them. 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