Vol 61 No 16 | SIERRA LEONE Polls boss row 6th August 2020 Two years after bitterly disputed and tight presidential elections, political leaders have divided along party lines over the appointment of the National Electoral Commission's (NEC) new head.
Vol 50 No 4 | SIERRA LEONE Peace and the looming crisis 20th February 2009 The government in Freetown has to tackle growing financial pressures as it struggles to create jobs and to improve health and education services. Time is running out for the small group of reform-minded ministers around President Koroma, if they are not to lose the battle against the criminal and corrupt elements....
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 polls...
Vol 7 (AAC) No 1 | SIERRA LEONECHINA China Kingho targets multiple projects 4th November 2013 The privately-owned mining company is expanding its business activities to include mining, railway and electricity projects China’s Kingho Energy has clinched an agreement with the Ministry of Energy for the construction of one thermal and three hydroelectric power plants in Sierra Leone. Minister of...
Vol 56 No 23 | SIERRA LEONE Koidu's future in the balance 16th November 2015 The country's biggest diamond mine could close as its indebted owner struggles with the government to keep its licence A ten-strong team led by Mines Minister Minkailu Mansaray is in London for crisis talks set for 16 November, on the future of the Koidu diamond mine, which...