Vol 66 No 7 | SIERRA LEONENETHERLANDS The Hague doubts that Bio’s government will arrest cocaine kingpin 26th March 2025 The Chief Immigration Officer was sacked for his links to Jos Leijdekkers but some diplomats believe the convicted drug smuggler is still being protected in Sierra Leone Alusine Kanneh, Sierra Leone’s Chief Immigration Officer, has been dismissed as questions about his relationship with notorious cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers have mounted and evidence of past dishonesty...
Vol 66 No 4 | SIERRA LEONENETHERLANDS Freetown falls out with the Hague over cocaine 14th February 2025 A diplomatic row is brewing after the revelations about Jos Leijdekkers’s drugs empire Top officials in Freetown have expressed annoyance at the time it took the Dutch government to apply for the extradition of convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, despite telling...
Vol 40 No 12 | NETHERLANDSAFRICA Yellow card 11th June 1999 The Netherlands has warned four African governments that it will halt aid if they don't improve their governance records, Africa Confidential has learned.