Vol 38 No 12 | SIERRA LEONE The coup-makers 6th June 1997 Most members of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council are little known, being drawn from young, ill-educated and poorly trained junior officers and other ranks. All have benefited from...
Vol 63 No 5 | SIERRA LEONE Formidable first lady flexes her muscles 3rd March 2022 Her critics in the ruling party accuse Fatima Bio of plotting to push out Vice-President Jalloh. That could cost votes in next year's elections To some, First Lady Fatima Bio is a strong, astute politician in her own right, but to others a bully who may have overstepped her bounds in the...
Vol 54 No 10 | SIERRA LEONE Impunity in Freetown 10th May 2013 An arms and gem dealer for the civil war militias lives openly in the capital with apparent government approval and in defiance of UN sanctions Africa Confidential has discovered the whereabouts of one of the key financiers and middlemen who worked for the Liberian ex-President and convicted war criminal, Charles Taylor, during the...
Vol 54 No 10 | SIERRA LEONE Testimony on Bah 10th May 2013 Transcripts from the Special Court on Sierra Leone’s trial of Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor contain copious evidence about the central role of Ibrahima Bah in diamond trading and...
Vol 40 No 16 | SIERRA LEONE Problematic peace 6th August 1999 Charles Taylor's support is critical to end the war – the other problem is lack of finance As battle-hardened rebels saunter into Freetown, guns slung over their shoulders, Sierra Leoneans are arguing about the price of their hoped for peace. A month after the...