Vol 48 No 15 | SIERRA LEONE Judging the judges 20th July 2007 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 | SIERRA LEONE Vote later, vote often 11th May 2007 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 43 No 7 | SIERRA LEONE Heading for the door 5th April 2002 Problems with the election timetable and organisation undermine the huge peacekeeping mission President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah seems sure to win Sierra Leone's presidential election on 14 May. He has support from Sierra Leoneans relieved that peace has come at last...
Vol 50 No 20 | SIERRA LEONE A family business 8th October 2009 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 56 No 24 | SIERRA LEONE Chinese inherit law suit 4th December 2015 While villagers sue a major mine over human rights abuses, all the country’s iron ore mines remain out of action Bankrupt iron-ore mining company African Minerals Limited is being sued for millions of dollars by 142 Sierra Leonean villagers in the High Court in London claiming human rights...