Sierra Leone kicked off a month-long campaign on Wednesday for its national elections but few women have featured as candidates in the race.
A trio of West African leaders tried on Tuesday to persuade Côte d’Ivoire’s strongman Laurent Gbagbo to stand down.
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/ 14 October 2007
Sierra Leone’s recently elected leader on Saturday released a complete list of his 20-strong government ministers, consisting mainly of technocrats and his party’s stalwarts. Three women — heading the foreign affairs, energy and social welfare portfolios — are on the list that is still subject to parliamentary approval.