Magbeni

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Magbeni
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Magbeni
Location in Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 8°33′00″N12°49′01″W / 8.55000°N 12.81694°W / 8.55000; -12.81694
Country Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone
Province Northern Province
District Port Loko District
Population (2000) [1]
 • Total 400
Time zone GMT (UTC-5)

Magbeni is a village in the Port Loko District of Sierra Leone, and is a part of the Koya chiefdom within the district. The village was part of Operation Barras, a rescue mission involving the British Army and the West Side Boys militia group who occupied the village. [2]

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Economy

Sand mining is the main industry in the village, which is mainly used for construction purposes. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Watkin, Kenneth (2016). "10.3.3 Modern Counterterrorism: Sierra Leone". Fighting at the Legal Boundaries: Controlling the Use of Force in Contemporary Conflict. Oxford University Press. ISBN   0190457996.
  2. ↑ Woods, Larry (2010). Military Interventions in Sierra Leone: Lessons from a Failed State. DIANE Publishing. pp. 65–71. ISBN   1437923100.
  3. ↑ Kamara, Patrick Jaiah. "Magbeni village gets sand mining boat". Sierra Leone Concord Times. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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