Vol 48 No 19 | SIERRA LEONE A clean sweep, maybe 21st September 2007 A peaceful transfer of power bodes well for serious reform and fresh aid for a broken country Sierra Leone joined an African elite on Monday when its opposition party was voted into power. Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People’s Congress (APC) becomes President, with...
Vol 50 No 4 | SIERRA LEONE Rich resources, little investment 20th February 2009 Sierra Leone's rumour mill is dependably strong and outrageous, but the case of African Minerals is impressive even without its wrapping of gossip. The Chairman of the company,...
Vol 64 No 15 | SIERRA LEONE Bio wanted more brio 20th July 2023 As Julius Maada Bio reshapes his government in the wake of the disputed results of the 24 June election giving him a second term, his new team is...
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...
Vol 48 No 5 | SIERRA LEONE Hinga's death hits home 2nd March 2007 The loss of its main defendant further weakens the slow and costly Special Court The death of Chief Sam Hinga Norman, former Defence Minister and leader of the Civil Defence Forces (CDF), is a hammer blow to the Special Court of Sierra...