Vol 66 No 16 | SIERRA LEONEMINING Koidu diamond mine shuts indefinitely as managers clash with First Lady 30th July 2025 Government is silent after allies of mining mogul Beny Steinmetz accuse it of political meddling and say they’ve run out of cash After an ugly fight with President Julius Maada Bio’s government over working conditions and back pay, Chief Executive of Koidu Limited, Dag Cramer is closing the country’s richest...
Vol 53 No 24 | SIERRA LEONE Clouds over Koroma’s victory 30th November 2012 Claims of electoral fraud and threats of militant protest by the opposition shadow the start of the President’s second term President Ernest Bai Koroma avoided a potentially contentious second-round in the presidential poll by defeating Julius Maada Bio outright on 17 November. It was announced on 23 November...
Vol 59 No 5 | SIERRA LEONE Flights of fancy 9th March 2018 President Ernest Bai Koroma officially launched the Mamamah international airport project and associated 'airport city' for Freetown on 2 March, just in time to boost the prospects of...
Vol 53 No 4 | SIERRA LEONE Early exit for UN envoy 17th February 2012 President Koroma falls out with a top diplomat over allegations of political interference United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon closed the door on a bitter dispute with the government of President Ernest Bai Koroma by recalling his Executive Representative for the...
Vol 56 No 23 | SIERRA LEONE Unclear for take-off 20th November 2015 President Ernest Bai Koroma's government informed the International Monetary Fund it had abandoned his flagship project, the Mamamah international airport, during its team visit in September, Africa Confidential...