Vol 41 No 14 | SIERRA LEONE Kabbah in court 7th July 2000 Belgium's Chatelet Investment Company is suing the government in the first such case in a local court. Its lawyers, Banda Thomas and Co., appeared before High Court Justice...
Vol 59 No 19 | SIERRA LEONE Man in a hurry 28th September 2018 Julius Maada Bio has promised much on education, and the anti-corruption bandwagon is already rolling Determined to make his mark early, President Julius Maada Bio has promised a revolution in transport, in education and in tackling corruption. As well as promising a US$1.3...
Vol 65 No 18 | SIERRA LEONE Africa Confidential prompts probe of business school scheme 5th September 2024 The Anti-Corruption Commission has opened an investigation into Africa Confidential’s report on the failed campus project as public anger grows Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) announced on 27 August that ‘after a careful review of’ Africa Confidential’s special report on how the University of Sierra Leone (USL) lost... READ FOR FREE
Vol 47 No 8 | SIERRA LEONE Courting disaster 14th April 2006 Arrogance and ineptitude may allow the warlords to get away with murder When Liberia's ex-President Charles Ghankay Taylor finally arrived at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, he joined nine other indicted war criminals, both rebel commanders whom he is...
Vol 56 No 13 | SIERRA LEONE The discord lingers on 26th June 2015 The constitutional crisis over the vice-presidency drags on while an unwelcome spotlight falls on the President’s affairs A full explanation of why Vice-President Samuel Sam-Sumana was summarily removed from office in March has just emerged. President Ernest Bai Koroma feared he was building support for... READ FOR FREE