Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Population: 6.2 mn.
GDP: 3.8 bn.
Debt: 0.8 bn.
Overview:

The economy will continue to grow steadily as the government and International Monetary Fund revise predictions downwards. Re-elected in November 2012, President Ernest Bai Koroma will carry on with the investment in infrastructure. Fiscal discipline is likely to slacken as he faces a weakened opposition.

 


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  • Vol 48 No 18
  •  7th September 2007

A turn for the worse

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
  •  24th August 2007

Doing good, not doing well

Reforms and the inflow of money have helped the ruling party more than the people

  • Vol 48 No 17
  •  24th August 2007

Closer and more credible

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 between the two front-runners next month. None of the candidates won the 55% of the vote nec...

  • Vol 48 No 17
  •  24th August 2007

Breaking the political mould

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 ministerial jobs to Sierra Leone People's ...

  • Vol 48 No 16
  •  3rd August 2007

The first-round fight

The governing party may be on its way out and the campaign seems to be turning nasty

  • Vol 48 No 16
  •  3rd August 2007

Personal not proportional

In these elections, the proportional representation system is replaced by voting in first-past-the-post constituencies. This makes personalities more important and increases the sway of paramount chiefs, almost all of them supporters of the Sierra Leone P...

  • Vol 48 No 15
  •  20th July 2007

Justice at a price

The court that is trying Sierra Leone's war-crimes is costly and, so far, not very effective

  • Vol 48 No 15
  •  20th July 2007

Judging the judges

By local standards, the 13 judges serving on the Sierra Leone Special Court are well paid. Critics say this explains why the trials are dragging on.

  • Vol 48 No 10
  •  11th May 2007

Vote later, vote often

The governing Sierra Leone People's Party is coming under fire for postponing this year's elections, which its candidate, incumbent Vice-President Solomon Berewa, is expected to win.

  • Vol 48 No 8
  •  13th April 2007

Aid and votes

Proper politics begins again, as the country lurches towards elections and a referendum

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