Vol 50 No 20 | SIERRA LEONE A family business 8th October 2009 Oppositionists lambast Ernest Bai Koroma's government for favouring the north-west region in its appointments, specifically the President's own Limba people and their Temne and Kri...
Vol 53 No 4 | SIERRA LEONE Early exit for UN envoy 17th February 2012 President Koroma falls out with a top diplomat over allegations of political interference United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon closed the door on a bitter dispute with the government of President Ernest Bai Koroma by recalling his Executive Representative for th...
Vol 54 No 23 | NIGERIA Anambra kicks off the race 14th November 2013 The governorship election in Anambra State on 16 November will kick off the race for the national polls in 2015, even if the formal opening may be six months away. Most importantly...
Vol 50 No 9 | SIERRA LEONE Ernest's election 1st May 2009 After seeing off his rivals in the APC, President Koroma has to find some employment for the restless youth Against a background of heightening inter-party violence, President Ernest Bai Koroma has been re-elected leader of the governing All People's Congress at the party's national conf...
Vol 53 No 10 | SIERRA LEONE Champagne for the candidates 11th May 2012 Both Koroma and Bio try to shrug off accusations of chicanery and greed as they prepare for an epic presidential struggle When the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) chose Julius Maada Bio to compete against President Ernest Bai Koroma last year, the pro-government media reckoned the November 2012 pol...