Vol 44 No 4 | SIERRA LEONE Model justice, for some 21st February 2003 War crimes trials start this year but the causes of the war still fester Some 20 to 30 people accused of the most heinous crimes in Sierra Leone's brutal civil war are to be tried this year at the Special Court in...
Vol 37 No 1 | SIERRA LEONE Improbable poll 5th January 1996 Prospects that the elections will be held, as scheduled, on 26 February are diminishing. The major parties contesting the poll remain in confusion, much of the logistical work...
Vol 48 No 17 | SIERRA LEONE Closer and more credible 24th August 2007 The presidential and parliamentary elections on 11 August have turned out to be closer and more credible than expected. Now they will be decided in a run-off vote...
Vol 41 No 10 | SIERRA LEONE The battle for Freetown 12th May 2000 A rebel takeover of the capital would be an irreversible defeat for UN peacekeeping and British policy The next few weeks will be critical for Sierra Leoneans and, more widely, for peacekeeping missions across Africa. Much will depend on the defence of Freetown mounted by...
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...