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Friday 30 September 2011
Sierra Leone discovers the web
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Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone
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By Damon Van Der Linde

Sierra Leone awaits the arrival of its first high-speed fibre optic internet cable. With it comes hope of economic and social development in a post-conflict nation with a heavy reliance on foreign aid.
 

 

 

 

 

 

tags : Development - Freetown - Internet and new technology - Sierra Leone
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