Vol 49 No 3 | SIERRA LEONE Bring in the money 1st February 2008 The President's trip to London produced some useful aid and gave him a chance to encourage investors Links to the former colonial power serve Sierra Leone well. On a trip this week to meet British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Prince of Wales, the...
Vol 48 No 25 | SIERRA LEONE With a little help from his friends 14th December 2007 Election fever is over and President Koroma must start to deliver With new promises of debt relief, road-building deals, new power stations and Chinese credit, President Ernest Bai Koroma's government has been buoyed by overseas support since his election...
Vol 48 No 24 | SIERRA LEONE Koroma's Christmas present 30th November 2007 Two months after his election, life for Sierra Leone's new President Ernest Bai Koroma has been full of pageantry and confusion. Three hours late for his own inauguration,...
Vol 48 No 21 | SIERRA LEONE The new man picks his team 19th October 2007 President Koroma wants to run the country as a business, but its managers are mostly politicians Sierra Leone's promised turnaround is beginning to take shape. Incoming President Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People's Congress (APC) has appointed 20 ministers to his new cabinet....
Vol 48 No 19 | SIERRA LEONE A clean sweep, maybe 21st September 2007 A peaceful transfer of power bodes well for serious reform and fresh aid for a broken country Sierra Leone joined an African elite on Monday when its opposition party was voted into power. Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People’s Congress (APC) becomes President, with...
Vol 48 No 18 | SIERRA LEONE A turn for the worse 7th September 2007 Praised for their peaceful and credible conduct at first, the elections turned violent when rivals clashed a week before the presidential runoff on 8 September.
Vol 48 No 17 | SIERRA LEONE Doing good, not doing well 24th August 2007 Reforms and the inflow of money have helped the ruling party more than the people A decade ago, President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah was driven from power and Sierra Leone was gripped by a military junta. The entire region faced destabilisation. Troops were sent...
Vol 48 No 17 | SIERRA LEONE Closer and more credible 24th August 2007 The presidential and parliamentary elections on 11 August have turned out to be closer and more credible than expected. Now they will be decided in a run-off vote...
Vol 48 No 17 | SIERRA LEONE Breaking the political mould 24th August 2007 Horse-trading aside, front running presidential candidate Ernest Bai Koroma and the People's Movement for Democratic Change's (PMDC) Charles Margai say their alliance will produce an inclusive government offering...
Vol 48 No 16 | SIERRA LEONE The first-round fight 3rd August 2007 The governing party may be on its way out and the campaign seems to be turning nasty Solomon Berewa wants a first-round victory on 11 August. As more than 2.6 million Sierra Leoneans prepare to elect a new president and 112 members of parliament, the...