Vol 59 No 18 | SIERRA LEONE A bridge too far 14th September 2018 After trashing ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma's plan to build a new US$300 million airport as a 'sham', President Julius Maada Bio has pledged another Chinese-financed project set to...
Vol 37 No 2 | SIERRA LEONE A curious coup 19th January 1996 Brigadier Julius Maada-Bio’s announcement that he will not postpone elections scheduled for 26 February following his 16 January coup against Captain Valentine Strasser has several caveats. Most important...
Vol 54 No 23 | SIERRA LEONE Angry Koroma lashes out at the press 11th November 2013 Amidst growing intolerance of dissent, police threw two journalists into prison after the President took offence at a newspaper article The biggest media crackdown since the civil war ended in 2002 is underway in Sierra Leone. Two editors of the Independent Observer newspaper, Jonathan Leigh and Bai Bai...
Vol 39 No 11 | SIERRA LEONEBRITAIN Buckingham's gate 29th May 1998 Less well known but critical to Buckingham's African empire are his extensive interests in Namibia, where he's had close connections with influential politicians since the early 1990s and...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 10 | SIERRA LEONECHINA Koroma nets $6.5 bn. deal from Kingho 5th August 2013 President Koroma wants more investments from China and Kingho is ready to go Chinese companies, both private and state-owned, are set to carve out major stakes in Sierra Leone’s economy. Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma ended a six-day trip to...