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Sierra Leone

  • November 27, 2023
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Sierra Leone

Subject: IR

Section: Places in news

Context: Sierra Leone’s president declared a nationwide curfew after gunmen attacked the military’s main and largest barracks

More about the news:

  • Sierra Leone’s president imposed a nationwide curfew following a violent attack by gunmen on the capital’s main military barracks, leading to the overrun of detention centers, including a major prison holding over 2,000 inmates.
  • The incident has heightened concerns about a potential breakdown of order in the region, which has witnessed a series of military coups in recent years.

Some facts about Sierra Leone

  • Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa.
  • The country is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest
  • The country’s capital, Freetown, was founded as a settlement for freed slaves in the late 18th century.
  • Temne and Mende are the largest ethnic group of Sierra Leone.
  •  The country is rich in natural resources, especially diamond, gold, bauxite and aluminum.
  • Sierra Leone has one of the world’s largest deposits of rutile, a titanium ore used as paint pigment and welding rod coatings.

IR Sierra Leone

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