Vol 61 No 19 | SIERRA LEONE Strife hampers Bio's reforms 21st September 2020 The government's reforming zeal on education and administration is far from healing wider social divisions Rowdy partisan battles and a pandemic-weakened economy are slowing the government's efforts to create jobs and invest in education and public health. Promoting national reconciliat...
Vol 61 No 16 | SIERRA LEONE Polls boss row 6th August 2020 Two years after bitterly disputed and tight presidential elections, political leaders have divided along party lines over the appointment of the National Electoral Commission's (NE...
Vol 61 No 4 | SIERRA LEONE Spoiling for a fight 20th February 2020 The President wants to shake up governance of the mining sector, but the companies are pushing back President Julius Maada Bio put firms operating in the countrys mining sector on notice when he outlined a reform programme at the annual Mining Indaba in Cape Town earlier this mon...
Vol 60 No 11 | SIERRA LEONE Father of the bridge 31st May 2019 Investors and contractors were invited to attend a conference on 3 May in Freetown to express interest in the proposed bridge over Tagrin Bay which is intended to link Lungi Intern...
Vol 60 No 7 | SIERRA LEONE A storm in a port 5th April 2019 Yet another Chinese loan-backed infrastructure project may be heading for cancellation as warnings of unsustainable debt grow Although President Julius Maada Bio was an enthusiast for Chinese investment in infrastructure at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation last September, the government has cooled on... READ FOR FREE
Vol 60 No 7 | SIERRA LEONE Koroma’s record on trial 5th April 2019 Live broadcasts of inquiries into corruption under the last president have the people gripped. But can any crimes be prosecuted? The revelations pouring out of three judicial commissions of inquiry into public corruption under former President Ernest Bai Koroma have the country agog. Live on national radio a...
Vol 59 No 22 | SIERRA LEONE A bridging loan too far 9th November 2018 The Chinese government is putting pressure on President Julius Maada Bio to go ahead with a project to link Lungi International Airport, which lies on the other side of Tagrin Bay,...
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 billion...
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 ...
Vol 59 No 14 | SIERRA LEONE Corruption inquiry takes off 13th July 2018 The new president is taking the advice of his transition team's explosive report by instituting a judicial inquiry into corruption President Julius Maada Bio's cabinet on 6 July approved a wide-ranging probe focusing on 'unexplained wealth' allegedly accumulated by former President Ernest Bai Koroma and his of...
