Vol 57 No 20 | SIERRA LEONE Iron Man 7th October 2016 Facing lacklustre demand in the global market, the country's iron-ore production is only slowly recovering from the disaster of the Ebola epidemic of 2014-2015. The leading company in...
Vol 65 No 23 | GAMBIARUSSIASPECIAL REPORT Russian sanctions-busters find a Gambian haven 14th November 2024 A US-sanctioned Russian illegally imported US$29 million worth of diesel to The Gambia, sold it there, and sent the money to the UAE, but the authorities seem uninterested An Africa Confidential Special Report By Mustapha K Darboe and Andrew Weir READ FOR FREE
Vol 54 No 18 | SIERRA LEONE Bah reveals official links 6th September 2013 Breaking his silence, Ibrahim Bah denies he has blood on his hands and claims to have set up many ventures and worked closely with ministers In an attempt to clear his name, former warlord Ibrahim Bah has been talking to Africa Confidential by telephone from a secret location. He has contradicted the government’s...
Vol 57 No 19 | SIERRA LEONE Death of a front-runner 23rd September 2016 The weak opposition is unable to take advantage of deepening rifts in the increasingly unpopular ruling party The sudden death in a London hospital of businessman and politician Gibril Santigie Moseray Fadika on 7 August has cast some light on the intrigues surrounding the battle...
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...