Vol 40 No 2 | LIBERIASIERRA LEONE West Africa, according to Mr Taylor 22nd January 1999 Charles Taylor and his ally, Burkina Faso's Blaise Compaoré, are undermining peace in the region – and they have more plans Among others, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Britain and the United States believe Liberian President Charles Taylor has trained and armed the brutally effective rebels of Sierra Leone’s Revolutionary...
Vol 39 No 25 | SIERRA LEONE Rebel terror 18th December 1998 The Revolutionary United Front rebels and the remnants of the deposed military junta are bringing their terror campaign towards Freetown again. They are now striking along a 200...
Vol 39 No 21 | SIERRA LEONEBRITAIN Militias and market forces 23rd October 1998 Undaunted by Western political opposition and Africa's rebel militias, the private armies are expanding their portfolios Private military companies are stronger than ever in Africa, six months after the political row over the relations between Sandline and British officials (AC Vol 39 No 11)....
Vol 39 No 18 | SIERRA LEONE Rebels and revenge 11th September 1998 In Sierra Leone’s far interior - including Koinadugu district, with some diamond and gold deposits - the remains of the ousted Armed Forces Ruling Council/Revolutionary United Front (AFRC/RUF)...
Vol 39 No 11 | SIERRA LEONEBRITAIN Private armies, public relations 29th May 1998 Awkward questions are being asked about private security companies' growing power Underlying the political storm in London about the ‘Arms to Sierra Leone’ affair (AC Vol 39 No 10) is a central question about the privatisation of British foreign...
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 39 No 10 | SIERRA LEONEBRITAIN The Freetown fall-out 15th May 1998 Politicians, civil servants and security men slug it out in a Whitehall row as the desperate plight of Sierra Leone comes a poor second Bafflement and disgust are the main reactions in Freetown to the row that has blown up in Britain about President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah's hiring of London-based security outfit...
Vol 39 No 10 | SIERRA LEONEBRITAIN Lines in the sand 15th May 1998 The Sierra Leone imbroglio casts more light on the web of security companies and mining houses associated with Sandline International and Executive Outcomes. It has focused attention on...
Vol 39 No 5 | SIERRA LEONE Freetown fracas 6th March 1998 The Nigerian-led ousting of Major Johnny- Paul Koroma’s Freetown junta raises awkward questions for Whitehall’s proclaimed ethical foreign policy and its ban on military cooperation with General Sani...
Vol 39 No 4 | SIERRA LEONE Kabbah's comeback 20th February 1998 The returning civilian government faces empty coffers and a continuing rebellion Sierra Leoneans were surprised at the efficiency and speed with which the West African peace keeping forces (Ecomog) toppled Major Johnny Paul Koroma’s military Revolutionary United Front junta....