Sierra Leone

Freetown

Sierra Leone's seat

• West AfricaContinent's western bulge
• GuineaWest African coastal nation
• LiberiaWest African coastal republic
• Atlantic OceanSecond-largest marine body

sub-Saharan · tropical · peninsula · Bo

civil war

Domestic armed conflict

• child soldiersUnderage combatants in war
• blood diamondsGems mined to fund warfare
• disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
• peacekeepersForces maintaining cease-fires

amputees · war crimes · rebels · insurgency · coup · human rights violations

colonialism

Domination through foreign settlement

• independenceFreedom from external control
• CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
• AnglophonePerson from English-speaking community
• slave tradeCommerce in human beings

repatriation · Maroons · colonial architecture

chimpanzee

Great ape, genus Pan

• pygmy hippopotamusDiminutive semi-aquatic African ungulate
• rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
• conservationPreventing waste or loss
• endemic speciesLife found nowhere else

primates · bushmeat · deforestation · biodiversity · birdlife · wildlife sanctuary · endangered

alluvial

Deposited by moving water

• blood diamondsGems mined to fund warfare
• Kimberley ProcessConflict diamond trade prevention
• gemstonesPolished ornamental minerals
• rough diamondsUncut precious crystals

smuggling · export · carats · kimberlite · prospecting · mining communities · diggers

beaches

Sandy coastal areas

• fishingCatching aquatic creatures
• harborSafe anchorage for ships
• mangrovesSalt-water coastal trees
• estuaryTidal mixing zone

seaport · maritime · surfing · coves

Mandingo

West African ethnic group

• multilingualismMultiple language proficiency
• lingua francaShared tongue between peoples
• pidginImprovised contact language
• creolizationPidgin maturing into mother tongue

vernacular

peacebuilding

Establishing lasting harmony post-conflict

• reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
• reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
• rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
• resilienceCapacity to recover quickly

stabilization · DDR · reintegration · postwar · development · infrastructure · reform · economic growth