{"id":1161,"date":"2011-04-26T11:59:10","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T11:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/?p=1161"},"modified":"2013-03-18T17:00:49","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T17:00:49","slug":"think-tank-recommends-measures-for-curbing-violence-in-run-up-to-sierra-leones-2012-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/think-tank-recommends-measures-for-curbing-violence-in-run-up-to-sierra-leones-2012-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Think tank recommends measures for curbing violence in run-up to Sierra Leone&#8217;s 2012 elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Press-release_Think-tank-recommends-measures-for-curbing-violence-in-run-up-to-Sierra-Leones-2012-elections.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-638\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Africa, democracy, election violence, elections, post-conflict, presidential elections, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone People's Party, West Africa, Youth\" src=\"https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Cover-Old-tricks-young-guns-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"Africa, democracy, election violence, elections, post-conflict, presidential elections, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone People's Party, West Africa, Youth\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Cover-Old-tricks-young-guns-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Cover-Old-tricks-young-guns-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Cover-Old-tricks-young-guns-170x240.jpg 170w, https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Cover-Old-tricks-young-guns.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a briefing published on the 50th anniversary of Sierra Leone\u2019s independence, Africa\u00a0Research Institute examines the causes and history of electoral strife in the country. Every election since independence in 1961 has been attended by violence.<em>\u00a0Old Tricks, Young Guns: Elections and violence in Sierra Leone<\/em>\u00a0suggests measures for mitigating unrest in the run-up to the 2012 presidential, parliamentary and local council polls.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" href=\"https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Press-release_Think-tank-recommends-measures-for-curbing-violence-in-run-up-to-Sierra-Leones-2012-elections.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1278\" title=\"Download PDF\" src=\"https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pdf_download_ari.png\" alt=\"Download PDF\" width=\"55\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a briefing published on the 50th anniversary of Sierra Leone\u2019s independence, Africa\u00a0Research Institute examines the causes and history of electoral strife in the country. 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