Vol 38 No 19 | LIBERIASIERRA LEONE Taylor's stitches 26th September 1997 Under President Charles Taylor, Liberia has quickly showed symptoms of instability. On 19 July, the day after voting, 'armed robbers' killed Christine Davis, a leading election worker for...
Vol 38 No 15 | SIERRA LEONE Putschists v. putschists 18th July 1997 Under growing military pressure, Koroma still hopes to stop Kabbah's restoration Almost two months after seizing power (AC Vol 38 No 12), Major Johnny Paul Koroma's regime is consolidating and digging in for a lengthy military confrontation with Nigerian-led...
Vol 38 No 12 | SIERRA LEONE Koroma's coup 6th June 1997 It was easy, inept and very bloody. The coup has shattered the hope raised by the brief return of peace and democracy Major Johnny Paul Koroma's 25 May coup d'état (the third change of regime by force in five years) was the most bloody and destructive in Sierra Leone's history....
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 38 No 11 | SIERRA LEONE Mystery militias 23rd May 1997 Two conflicts persist in Sierra Leone, weakening the authority of President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (elected in March 1996) and undermining the United Nations' appeal for funds for national...
Vol 38 No 5 | SIERRA LEONE Sankoh sticks out 28th February 1997 The rebels are blocking a new UN plan to get peace efforts moving again Back in the thick of things is Corporal Foday Sankoh, leader of the Revolutionary United Front. Three months after signing a peace agreement in Abidjan with President Ahmad...
Vol 37 No 24 | SIERRA LEONE Sankoh signs up 29th November 1996 Foday Sankoh's Revolutionary United Front has been badly damaged, with 'spontaneous demobilisations' in the east. So it was expected to sign the draft Peace Agreement in Abidjan on...
Vol 37 No 22 | SIERRA LEONE Rebel revival 1st November 1996 President Kabbah's shaky democracy lacks cash and the will to settle the war With no friends and no money, President Tejan Kabbah's government is in deep trouble after less than nine months in office. The rebels of Corporal Foday Sankoh's Revolutionary...
Vol 37 No 19 | SIERRA LEONE Less funds for guns 20th September 1996 As the security situation appears to worsen, a row has blown up over government payments to South African-owned Executive Outcomes. A leaked letter from the International Monetary Fund...
Vol 37 No 13 | SIERRA LEONE Not in charge, yet 21st June 1996 Kabba's government must patch up a peace if it wants to stop the military's return Three months after their electoral victory, President Ahmad Tejan Kabba and his Sierra Leone People's Party still do not look as if they are in charge. Partly, this...