WASSCE Government · Sierra Leone Political History
Traditional Authority and Local Government in Sierra Leone
Paramount Chiefs, chiefdoms, the role of traditional authority, and the modern local council system.
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2 lessons · 12 min
- 1Paramount chiefs and chiefdom administration6 minFree6 minFree
- 2Local councils and decentralisation in Sierra Leone6 min Plan6 min Plan
- Milestones in local government
- Why councils were revived in 2004
- Local councils today
- Councils and chiefdoms
- Evaluation of decentralisation
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