Vol 66 No 3

Published 7th February 2025

President Bio keeps cocaine lord in the family

7 Feb 2025

PREVIEW

One of Europe’s most wanted criminals is the partner of one of the President’s daughters and has transferred his operations to Freetown. An Africa Confidential Special Report By Josef Skrdlik and Andrew Weir

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Vol 66 No 10 |

LIBYA
SPECIAL REPORT

The Gadaffi billions – how Libya plans to reclaim the stolen wealth

8th May 2025

Colonel Moammar el Gadaffi stashed billions in US banks, and now Libya’s power brokers are vying for control of this hidden fortune. The scramble for wealth has ignited a fierce political battle in Tripoli – one so ruthless that the official leading the recovery has been forced into hiding, fearing for his life. An Africa Confidential Special Report by John Hamilton our North Africa correspondent and managing director of Cross-Border Information.

After three months in illegal detention – partly in one of Libya’s most brutal prisons – Mohammed al Mensli, Director-General of the Libyan Asset Recovery and Management Office...

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Vol 64 No 18 |

SIERRA LEONE

President Bio taps Trump ally as security worries grow

31st August 2023

Government hires US lobbyists after election dispute escalates and senior military officers are arrested

United States defence consultant Jerry Torres has struck an agreement with Julius Maada Bio that he says will make him National Security Advisor to the newly re-elected President...

Vol 55 No 25 |

SIERRA LEONE

Freetown under fire on Ebola

19th December 2014

The government’s handling of the epidemic comes in for criticism as cases rise in the Eastern Province

On 12 December, President Ernest Bai Koroma issued an edict banning all Christmas celebrations, especially the street festivals and masquerades for which Freetown is famous. On 25 December,...

Vol 64 No 22 |

CLIMATE CHANGE
SPECIAL REPORT

Fight over control of loss and damage fund dominates pre-summit talks

31st October 2023

Key questions are whether the World Bank or the UN will control the new fund – and the cost of its loans | Special Report by Tim Concannon

The schism between the west and developing economies over compensation for the damage caused by climate change is dominating preparatory talks ahead of the UN COP28 Climate summit...

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Vol 53 No 10 |

SIERRA LEONE

Champagne for the candidates

11th May 2012

Both Koroma and Bio try to shrug off accusations of chicanery and greed as they prepare for an epic presidential struggle

When the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) chose Julius Maada Bio to compete against President Ernest Bai Koroma last year, the pro-government media reckoned the November 2012 polls...

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