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Sierra Leone
Population: 5.8 mn.
GDP: 1.9 bn.
Debt: 0.4 bn.
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Massive iron ore exports are due to begin but state revenues will be small as companies negotiated low tax rates. President Ernest Bai Koroma faces a difficult re-election fight against the SLPP's Julius Maada Bio in November.

Sierra Leone Country Report

 


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  • Vol 40 No 16
  •  6th August 1999

Problematic peace

Charles Taylor's support is critical to end the war - the other problem is lack of finance

  • Vol 40 No 14
  •  9th July 1999

A deal in Lomé

The RUF negotiates its way into government after eight years of brutal warfare

  • Vol 40 No 11
  •  28th May 1999

Forced to talk

Weaknesses on both sides may just offer a chance of serious negotiations on power-sharing and amnesty (AC Vol 40 No 6) as talks between President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah and Corporal Foday Sankoh's teams opened in Lomé on 25 May. Yet 24 hours later, no face-...

  • Vol 40 No 6
  •  19th March 1999

Leaving for Lomé

Foreign pressure is growing for President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah to start substantive negotiations with the Revolutionary United Front. Even Kabbah’s closest backers question his grip over the mainly SLPP (Sierra Leone People’s Party) cabinet – let alone his...

  • Vol 40 No 2
  •  22nd January 1999

No surrender, no deal

President Kabbah has narrowly missed being overthrown again and still lacks a political strategy to deal with the

  • Vol 40 No 2
  •  22nd January 1999

West Africa, according to Mr Taylor

Charles Taylor and his ally, Burkina Faso's Blaise Compaoré, are undermining peace in the region – and they have more plans

  • Vol 39 No 25
  •  18th December 1998

Rebel terror

The Revolutionary United Front rebels and the remnants of the deposed military junta are bringing their terror campaign towards Freetown again. They are now striking along a 200 mile axis from remote Kabala in the north to Sumbaya - just 30 miles down the...

  • Vol 39 No 21
  •  23rd October 1998

Militias and market forces

Undaunted by Western political opposition and Africa's rebel militias, the private armies are expanding their portfolios

  • Vol 39 No 18
  •  11th September 1998

Rebels and revenge

In Sierra Leone’s far interior - including Koinadugu district, with some diamond and gold deposits - the remains of the ousted Armed Forces Ruling Council/Revolutionary United Front (AFRC/RUF) still loot, mutilate villagers and abduct children as porters ...

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