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...
Vol 39 No 3 | SIERRA LEONE Jump or be pushed 6th February 1998 Abuja is working on a military option if the Freetown junta refuses to go in April The commitment that Major Johnny Paul Koroma’s Freetown junta gave Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Tom Ikimi, to hand over power by 22 April, looks less credible by the day....
Vol 38 No 23 | SIERRA LEONE Cracking Koroma 21st November 1997 The Freetown junta starts playing for time and recruits more fighters The much-trumpeted Conakry peace accord of 23 October is already falling apart at the seams. Under the accord, Major Johnny Paul Koroma's Armed Forces Revolutionary Council underto...
Vol 38 No 21 | SIERRA LEONE Junta versus junta 24th October 1997 Major Johnny Paul Koroma's junta is increasingly personalising what it calls its 'dispute' with General Sani Abacha. In this way, it hopes to divide West African opinion over Niger...
Vol 38 No 19 | LIBERIASIERRA LEONE Taylor's stitches 26th September 1997 Under President Charles Taylor, Liberia has quickly showed symptoms of instability. On 19 July, the day after voting, 'armed robbers' killed Christine Davis, a leading election wor...
Vol 38 No 15 | SIERRA LEONE Putschists v. putschists 18th July 1997 Under growing military pressure, Koroma still hopes to stop Kabbah's restoration Almost two months after seizing power (AC Vol 38 No 12), Major Johnny Paul Koroma's regime is consolidating and digging in for a lengthy military confrontation with Nigerian-led fo...
Vol 38 No 12 | SIERRA LEONE Koroma's coup 6th June 1997 It was easy, inept and very bloody. The coup has shattered the hope raised by the brief return of peace and democracy Major Johnny Paul Koroma's 25 May coup d'état (the third change of regime by force in five years) was the most bloody and destructive in Sierra Leone's history. Nigeria's na...
Vol 38 No 12 | SIERRA LEONE The coup-makers 6th June 1997 Most members of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council are little known, being drawn from young, ill-educated and poorly trained junior officers and other ranks. All have benefited...
Vol 38 No 11 | SIERRA LEONE Mystery militias 23rd May 1997 Two conflicts persist in Sierra Leone, weakening the authority of President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (elected in March 1996) and undermining the United Nations' appeal for funds for nati...
Vol 38 No 5 | SIERRA LEONE Sankoh sticks out 28th February 1997 The rebels are blocking a new UN plan to get peace efforts moving again Back in the thick of things is Corporal Foday Sankoh, leader of the Revolutionary United Front. Three months after signing a peace agreement in Abidjan with President Ahmad Tejan K...
