7 June 2007 - United States agrees to cancel 100% ($58 million
USD) of Sierra Leone's foreign debt.[1]
June 2007,
Bo Waterside, a key border crossing on the
Mano River, re-opens for the first time since 1990 allowing increased traffic between Sierra Leone and
Liberia.[2]
On 11 August 2007, Sierra Leone held a general election to elect a new
President and
Parliament. The parliament saw 59 seats go to All People's Congress members, 43 to Sierra Leone People's Party members and 10 to upstart
People's Movement for Democratic Change members. The president election, in the first round of voting, saw the APC candidate,
Ernest Bai Koroma, win 44% of the national votes, which was the highest. Both Bai Koroma and SLPP candidate
Solomon Berewa ran in the run-off election on 8 September, which
Ernest Bai Koroma won with 54.62% of the run-off vote.
December
In December 2007,
Alhassan Bangura, a professional footballer with
Watford F.C. from Sierra Leone had an application and appeal for asylum in the United Kingdom denied and faced deportation back to his country.
The
2007 Koidu-Sefadu protest was an action by 400 protesters in the town of
Koidu-Sefadu in
Eastern Province. The protest was aimed at the local
diamondmine which the resident claim has lowered local living conditions and environmental conditions in the area. The result of the protest was a clampdown by Sierra Leonean police and the death of 2 protesters.[3]
The
2007 Freetown explosion occurred on 20 December. The combination of a gas leak and fire on Free State in downtown Freetown killed at least 18 people, possibly including medics and firefighters.
7 June 2007 - United States agrees to cancel 100% ($58 million
USD) of Sierra Leone's foreign debt.[1]
June 2007,
Bo Waterside, a key border crossing on the
Mano River, re-opens for the first time since 1990 allowing increased traffic between Sierra Leone and
Liberia.[2]
On 11 August 2007, Sierra Leone held a general election to elect a new
President and
Parliament. The parliament saw 59 seats go to All People's Congress members, 43 to Sierra Leone People's Party members and 10 to upstart
People's Movement for Democratic Change members. The president election, in the first round of voting, saw the APC candidate,
Ernest Bai Koroma, win 44% of the national votes, which was the highest. Both Bai Koroma and SLPP candidate
Solomon Berewa ran in the run-off election on 8 September, which
Ernest Bai Koroma won with 54.62% of the run-off vote.
December
In December 2007,
Alhassan Bangura, a professional footballer with
Watford F.C. from Sierra Leone had an application and appeal for asylum in the United Kingdom denied and faced deportation back to his country.
The
2007 Koidu-Sefadu protest was an action by 400 protesters in the town of
Koidu-Sefadu in
Eastern Province. The protest was aimed at the local
diamondmine which the resident claim has lowered local living conditions and environmental conditions in the area. The result of the protest was a clampdown by Sierra Leonean police and the death of 2 protesters.[3]
The
2007 Freetown explosion occurred on 20 December. The combination of a gas leak and fire on Free State in downtown Freetown killed at least 18 people, possibly including medics and firefighters.