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[Government of Ethiopia]The first Sierra Leone troops arrived in Somalia on Wednesday (April 4th) to join the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). AMISOM welcomed the advance team from Sierra Leone and announced that the battalion-strong contingent will be deploying shortly into southern Somalia where they will operate alongside the Kenyan contingent as peacekeepers in Lower Juba. This will allow Kenya to withdraw one battalion from the sector in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions. The UN Special Representative

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[Sierra Leone Government]I am honored to be here to bid farewell to the gallant soldiers of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces who are on the verge of making a historic expedition to Somalia.

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[UN]Acting on the recommendations of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Security Council today decided that the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) would fully draw down its operations by 31 March 2013, wrapping up the latest phase of the Organization's decades-long engagement with the West African country.

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[Government of Ethiopia]President Ernest Koroma of Sierra Leone today (March 27th) told a battalion of Sierra Leone troops on the way to participate in the AU Mission to Somalia, AMISOM, that they were on "a great journey of peace". The 850 troops were on the eve of their deployment in Mogadishu and they were addressed by the President during a break in their training.

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[Sabahi]Sierra Leone is ready to send 850 soldiers to Somalia to aid the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in its fight against al-Shabaab, AFP reported Wednesday (March 27th).

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[UN News]The Security Council today extended the United Nations mission in Sierra Leone until 31 March 2014, by when it should be fully drawn down and its responsibilities transferred to the UN country team.

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[UN News]A United Nations official today praised the progress made by Sierra Leone since the end of its civil war 10 years ago, and stressed that the country must continue to strengthen its institutions to maintain the achievements made during its transition process.

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[IDS]With Prime Minister David Cameron recently announcing that UK aid money is to be diverted towards peacekeeping and defence operations, participants at an IDS roundtable held in Sierra Leone earlier this year were not convinced that "peacekeeping=development".

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[Sierra Leone Government]1.I am honored to be amongst you on this day that we have set aside to commemorate the bravery and gallantry of colleagues who laid down their lives so that we may have peace and security.

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[New Democrat]Prince Taylor, an investigator for the Charles Taylor defense team in the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) was Thursday sentenced to two years on each of four counts of interfering with witnesses who had testified in the Charles Taylor trial, and 30 months for interfering with Eric Senessie, who himself was convicted for interfering with witnesses.

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