Vol 66 No 8 | SIERRA LEONE Contenders to succeed Maada Bio start the race early 11th April 2025 Ruling party hopefuls are manoeuvring for the presidentials in 2028 – but there may be no vacancy Less than two years into his second – and final – five-year presidential term, Julius Maada Bio is mulling both his legacy and a succession plan for 2028....
Vol 40 No 14 | SIERRA LEONE A deal in Lomé 9th July 1999 The RUF negotiates its way into government after eight years of brutal warfare Sierra Leoneans reacted with a mix of relief and scepticism following the signing of the Lomé peace deal on 7 July which brings Corporal Foday Sankoh's Revolutionary United...
Vol 50 No 15 | LIBERIARWANDASIERRA LEONESUDAN International justice and its pitfalls 24th July 2009 The current array of international tribunals has its roots in the 1990s. With the Cold War over, a spate of atrocious wars broke out in areas that no...
Vol 56 No 4 | SIERRA LEONE The Ebola bonanza 19th February 2015 Freetown's redoubtable Auditor General, Lara Taylor-Pearce, has struck again, publishing a damning report on the misuse of public funds between May, when the Ebola epidemic broke out, and...
Vol 43 No 11 | SIERRA LEONE Kabbah's cabal 31st May 2002 After an easy election win, the President must tackle corruption and placate the north The elections on 14 May were justifiably hailed as a victory for peace. Veterans said they were the least violent in the country's post-independence history (AC Vol 43...