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 41 No 14 | SIERRA LEONE Kabbah in court 7th July 2000 Belgium's Chatelet Investment Company is suing the government in the first such case in a local court. Its lawyers, Banda Thomas and Co., appeared before High Court Justice...
Vol 51 No 25 | SIERRA LEONEMINING Iron constitutions required 17th December 2010 A Chinese-British consortium exploiting massive iron ore reserves at Tonkolili prompts opposition from villagers and anti-corruption campaigners One of the wealthiest and most controversial businessmen in Britain, Vasile Frank Timis, has brought over $300 million of Chinese finance to Sierra Leone’s Tonkolili district to exploit what...
Vol 50 No 23 | SIERRA LEONE From cowboys to corporates 20th November 2009 For years, cowboy outfits have churned through Sierra Leone's red dirt for diamonds and gold, but now the government is getting serious about extractive industries. Listed companies already...
Vol 39 No 18 | SIERRA LEONE Rebels and revenge 11th September 1998 In Sierra Leone’s far interior - including Koinadugu district, with some diamond and gold deposits - the remains of the ousted Armed Forces Ruling Council/Revolutionary United Front (AFRC/RUF)...