Vol 60 No 11 | SIERRA LEONE Father of the bridge 31st May 2019 Investors and contractors were invited to attend a conference on 3 May in Freetown to express interest in the proposed bridge over Tagrin Bay which is intended to...
Vol 60 No 7 | SIERRA LEONE A storm in a port 5th April 2019 Yet another Chinese loan-backed infrastructure project may be heading for cancellation as warnings of unsustainable debt grow Although President Julius Maada Bio was an enthusiast for Chinese investment in infrastructure at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation last September, the government has cooled on some major... READ FOR FREE
Vol 60 No 7 | SIERRA LEONE Koroma’s record on trial 5th April 2019 Live broadcasts of inquiries into corruption under the last president have the people gripped. But can any crimes be prosecuted? The revelations pouring out of three judicial commissions of inquiry into public corruption under former President Ernest Bai Koroma have the country agog. Live on national radio and...
Vol 59 No 22 | SIERRA LEONE A bridging loan too far 9th November 2018 The Chinese government is putting pressure on President Julius Maada Bio to go ahead with a project to link Lungi International Airport, which lies on the other side...
Vol 59 No 19 | SIERRA LEONE Man in a hurry 28th September 2018 Julius Maada Bio has promised much on education, and the anti-corruption bandwagon is already rolling Determined to make his mark early, President Julius Maada Bio has promised a revolution in transport, in education and in tackling corruption. As well as promising a US$1.3...
Vol 59 No 18 | SIERRA LEONE A bridge too far 14th September 2018 After trashing ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma's plan to build a new US$300 million airport as a 'sham', President Julius Maada Bio has pledged another Chinese-financed project set to...
Vol 59 No 14 | SIERRA LEONE Corruption inquiry takes off 13th July 2018 The new president is taking the advice of his transition team's explosive report by instituting a judicial inquiry into corruption President Julius Maada Bio's cabinet on 6 July approved a wide-ranging probe focusing on 'unexplained wealth' allegedly accumulated by former President Ernest Bai Koroma and his officials. It...
Vol 59 No 13 | SIERRA LEONE Koroma accused of grand corruption 29th June 2018 A transition team report – exclusively obtained by AC – lists wholesale plunder, ethnic favouritism… and how ex-President Koroma profited from it President Julius Maada Bio is to appoint a judicial commission of inquiry into massive state plunder and fraud during Ernest Bai Koroma's two terms of office after receiving... READ FOR FREE
Vol 59 No 9 | SIERRA LEONE Narrow win constrains Bio 4th May 2018 The new President is reaching out across party lines to compensate for his lack of a majority in parliament Never one to shy away from flouting convention, President Julius Maada Bio has shown that he will not be constrained by a narrow win in the 31 March...
Vol 59 No 6 | SIERRA LEONE APC tries to stall election 23rd March 2018 After desperate politicians exploited ethnic allegiances, the ruling party is trying to stop the presidential runoff going ahead Few surprises were produced by Sierra Leone's presidential elections on 7 March, which saw the ruling All People's Congress presidential candidate, Samura Kamara, head to a runoff on...