Vol 65 No 3 | NIGERIASIERRA LEONEECOWAS Anatomy of a failed coup in Freetown 29th January 2024 A band of gunmen hoped to become Africa's newest junta and couldn't muster support, but questions about the role of ex-President Koroma abound Ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma's release for 'medical treatment' in Nigeria and the backroom deal that brought it about has enraged many of President Julius Maada Bio's supporters. Controversy...
Vol 56 No 3 | SIERRA LEONE Census suspicions 6th February 2015 President Ernest Bai Koroma has called off the national housing and population census planned for April after criticism that members of his All Peoples' Congress (APC) were over-represented...
Vol 64 No 21 | SIERRA LEONE Travel bans and training 19th October 2023 The unusual part-lobbying part-security pact between recently re-elected President Julius Maada Bio and former Green Beret and United States defence consultant Jerry Torres continues to take shape. Washington...
Vol 66 No 10 | SIERRA LEONE First Lady under fire 16th May 2025 President Julius Maada Bio’s wife, Fatima Maada Bio, has bought a string of luxury properties in the Gambia worth over US$2 million since 2020, according to an investigation...
Vol 48 No 8 | SIERRA LEONE Aid and votes 13th April 2007 Proper politics begins again, as the country lurches towards elections and a referendum The key political issue at stake is how well President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah has managed the post-war transition. He pledged to bring political stability and economic recovery and...