No mention of the Krio tribe could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. Attached, however, is a list of districts, chiefdoms, headquarters, towns and chiefs. The Krio tribe is not among this list (Ethnologue Jan. 2002).

Details on the Krio language, however, were found at Ethnologue. A list of languages and a description of Krio is also attached.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Reference

Ethnologue.com. January 2002. Languages of the World. 14th Edition. "Languages of Sierra Leone." http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Sierra+Leone [Accessed 30 July 2002]

Attachments

Ethnologue.com. January 2002. Languages of the World. 14th Edition. "Languages of Sierra Leone." http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Sierra+Leone [Accessed 30 July 2002]

Sierra Leone Web. 2001. "Administrative Divisions of Sierra Leone." http://www.sierra-leone.org/chiefdoms.html [Accessed 30 July 2002]

Additional Sources Consulted

IRB Databases

Lexis/Nexis

World News Connection

Internet sites including:

Africa South of the Sahara - Sierra Leone

AllAfrica.com

Human Rights Watch

INCORE guide to Internet sources on conflict and ethnicity in Sierra Leone

ReliefWeb

University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center