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This report provides development forecasts for Sierra Leone up to 2043, comparing a 'Current Path' trajectory based on existing policies with various sectoral improvement scenarios and a combined 'Agenda 2063' scenario. It analyzes demographics, economic growth, poverty levels, energy transition, and the potential impacts of targeted interventions in agriculture, education, and governance.

This report by the Institute for Security Studies analyzes the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) and its efforts to stabilize the country following a decade of civil war. It details the mission's transition from an initial period of failure and hostage-taking in May 2000 to a more successful phase of deployment and disarmament starting in May 2001. The document examines the military, political, and civilian challenges of the peace process, including the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) of combatants, the restoration of government authority, the role of British military support, and the establishment of transitional justice mechanisms like the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

This report evaluates the transition from peacekeeping to peace-building in Sierra Leone following the May 2002 national elections. It details the success of the disarmament and demobilisation (DD) process, the challenges of reintegrating over 70,000 ex-combatants, and the restructuring of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) and the Sierra Leone Police (SLP). The document also examines the role of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) in providing security and public information, the efforts to extend state authority to the interior, the management of the diamond industry, and the implementation of transitional justice through the Special Court and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.