Dynamic Africa
Formerly, "This is Africa/fyeahAfrica".
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(since Oct. 21th 2012)
Afro-Cubans and Sierra Leoneans bridge the gap in documentary, They Are We
Can a family separated for 170 years by the transatlantic slave trade sing and dance its way back together again? THEY ARE WE tells a story of survival against the odds, and how determination and shared humanity can triumph over the bleakest of histories.
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Reggae version of “High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free”
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National anthem of Sierra Leone
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Lyrics: Clifford Nelson Fyle
Original Music Melody: John Akar
Harmony & Original Arrangement Logie E. K. Wright
Adopted 1961
“High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free” is the national anthem of Sierra Leone. It was written by Clifford Nelson Fyle and composed by John Akar. It was adopted as the national anthem in 1961 when the country became independent replacing God Save The Queen.[1] The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991, makes it the responsibility of every citizen of Sierra Leone to “respect its ideals and its institutions”[2] including the national anthem.
Lyrics
High we exalt thee, realm of the free;
Great is the love we have for thee;
Firmly united ever we stand,
Singing thy praise, O native land.
We raise up our hearts and our voices on high,
The hills and the valleys re-echo our cry;
Blessing and peace be ever thine own,
Land that we love, our Sierra Leone.
One with a faith that wisdom inspires,
One with a zeal that never tires;
Ever we seek to honour thy name,
Ours is the labour, thine the fame.
We pray that no harm on thy children may fall,
That blessing and peace may descend on us all;
So may we serve thee ever alone,
Land that we love, our Sierra Leone.
Knowledge and truth our forefathers spread,
Mighty the nations whom they led;
Mighty they made thee, so too may we
Show forth the good that is ever in thee.
We pledge our devotion, our strength and our might,
Thy cause to defend and to stand for thy right;
All that we have be ever thine own,
Land that we love, our Sierra Leone.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Men in Sierra Leone sorting kola nuts, a bitter tasting caffeine-containing fruit found on the cola trees of West Africa.
Kola nuts have various uses in many different West African societies, ranging from ceremonial offerings to healing practices.
In 1800s, American pharmacist John Pemberton introduced them to the Western world by combining kola nuts with sugar, carbonated water and other ingredients to make the first cola soft drink in the West. Coca-Cola no longer uses kola nuts in its recipe.
Photo by bruce_geisert on Flickr.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
A West African science prodigy inspired scientists from top tier U.S. universities by transforming trash into technological solutions to empower his community—he is only 16. Kelvin Doe, also known as DJ Focus, is a self-taught inventor from Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Salone, Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone
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Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Traditionally, water symbolizes life and renewal, but in Sierra Leone it is also a vehicle for epidemic and death — the focus of photographer Mustafah Abdulaziz’s project “Water Is Gold,” which documents the causes and effects of the country’s recent cholera outbreak.
Last year, Sierra Leone experienced the worst cholera outbreak in its history, Abdulaziz writes for the Pulitzer Center, which funded his trip. There were 20,736 cases of cholera with 280 deaths since the beginning of 2012, he adds.
Abdulaziz spent most of his time in and around Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital, which, he writes, was “built to support less than half the current population of 2 million.” The slums are overcrowded, unsanitary and sprawling — the perfect breeding ground for the disease.
Sierra Leone’s Water Of Life — And Death
Photo Credit: Mustafah Abdulaziz
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An early building of Fourah Bay College in Freetown, Sierra Leone
Photo by Curtin, Philip
