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- Vol 50 No 23
- 20/11/2009
President Koroma pledges 'We no go tire'
The country wants investment and, with a little help from his friend Tony Blair, President Koroma embarks upon a fund-raising mission in Britain
- Vol 50 No 23
- 20/11/2009
From cowboys to corporates
For years, cowboy outfits have churned through Sierra Leone's red dirt for diamonds and gold, but now the government is getting serious about extractive industries. Listed companies already have interests in titanium ore (Sierra Rutile, owned by Titani...
- Vol 50 No 20
- 08/10/2009
More power for Freetown
Security has improved but political reforms and economic growth are moving too slowly to win much support for President Bai Koroma's government
- Vol 50 No 20
- 08/10/2009
A renewed army, an old-style police
Britain has spent millions helping to create Sierra Leone's security apparatus from scratch. The army and police protected the elections in 2007 and triumphed over smugglers in July 2008, when 700 kilogrammes of cocaine were intercepted at Lungi airpo...
- Vol 50 No 20
- 08/10/2009
A family business
Oppositionists lambast Ernest Bai Koroma's government for favouring the north-west region in its appointments, specifically the President's own Limba people and their Temne and Krio allies.
- Vol 50 No 15
- 24/07/2009
International justice and its pitfalls
The current array of international tribunals has its roots in the 1990s. With the Cold War over, a spate of atrocious wars broke out in areas that no longer fell under the control or influence of one or another superpower. The 1994 genocide in Rwanda ...
- Vol 50 No 9
- 01/05/2009
Ernest's election
After seeing off his rivals in the APC, President Koroma has to find some employment for the restless youth
- Vol 50 No 5
- 06/03/2009
See you in the court
Some kind of justice has been done but the Special Court has not set a good precedent for international justice
- Vol 50 No 5
- 06/03/2009
Shake-up in Freetown
President Ernest Bai Koroma has finally shaken up his government, before a vote to determine if he will continue to lead the All People's Congress (APC). In all, nine of 20 posts were changed on 27 February, including four sackings. Several side-steps...
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