Journalists for Human Rights

More children in northern Sierra Leone are going hungry because of the Global Food Crisis.

The food crisis which is causing riots, sickness and hunger around the world is taking its toll on Sierra Leone.

In the northern province, the country’s poorest area, women and children are suffering the most.

Numbers at the therapeutic feeding centre in Makeni are on the rise and villagers can’t afford to buy food.

In this report Alhaji S Bah takes a look at this growing problem.

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Sierra Leone is still riding high following last August’s overwhelmingly peaceful presidential and parliamentary elections.  The country as a whole seems to have faith that next month’s local elections will follow the same pattern.  Yet with this confidence still comes a need for preparedness.

A recent rainy Friday morning in Makeni played host to one example of this preparedness as police officers from around the region gathered to brush up on election related skills.  From crowd control to VIP protection, law enforcement officials play an important, if not sometimes controversial, role in Sierra Leone’s election process.

Radio Maria’s Sellieu Conteh reports from Makeni.

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