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...
Vol 37 No 9 | SIERRA LEONE Edging and hedging 26th April 1996 President Ahmad Tejan Kabba is edging towards some form of agreement with Foday Sankoh's Revolutionary United Front following their talks at Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire on 22-23 April....
Vol 37 No 7 | SIERRA LEONE Falling out parade 29th March 1996 Civilians eagerly voted the military out but they ignore the soldiers at their peril Demanding elections and calling the military's bluff in the middle of a civil war was always going to be a high risk strategy. Yet it may have worked,...
Vol 37 No 7 | SIERRA LEONE Diamonds, dollars and democracy 29th March 1996 Sensing the war is dying down, Lebanese diamond traders are swiftly moving back into centres such as Kono in the east. They are keen to regain control of...
Vol 37 No 3 | SIERRA LEONE Big sister's olive branch 2nd February 1996 Brigadier Maada Bio wants a family reconciliation to help end the rebel war Freetown may be stumbling into a peace deal of sorts with the rebels it has been fighting for the last four years. Brigadier Julius Maada Bio and his...
Vol 37 No 2 | SIERRA LEONE A curious coup 19th January 1996 Brigadier Julius Maada-Bio’s announcement that he will not postpone elections scheduled for 26 February following his 16 January coup against Captain Valentine Strasser has several caveats. Most important...
Vol 37 No 1 | SIERRA LEONE Improbable poll 5th January 1996 Prospects that the elections will be held, as scheduled, on 26 February are diminishing. The major parties contesting the poll remain in confusion, much of the logistical work...