7 (AAC)/1 | Chinese partners make mining projects viable
Like many other mining companies Mwana Africa and its Chief Executive Officer Kalaa Mpinga are not just counting on one company for finance for future mining projects. With less money around for mining investments due to concern about China's slowing gro
16th Oct 2013
54/20 | Taylor goes down alone
The Special Court for Sierra Leone's confirmation on 26 September of the 50-year sentence for war crimes of Charles Taylor the former President of Liberia comes as African governments are demanding far-reaching changes in the nascent system of internati
27th Sep 2013
54/19 | Millions diverted in 2012
Up to US$100 million was diverted from government funds in the year ending 30 June 2012 according to the Auditor General. John FS Muwanga announced the loss in audits and value-for-money reports in June and July but the Ugandan and other African media l
18th Sep 2013
54/18 | Bah reveals official links
In an attempt to clear his name former warlord Ibrahim Bah has been talking to Africa Confidential by telephone from a secret location. He has contradicted the government's claim that it was not aware of his presence in Sierra Leone by producing a letter
6th Sep 2013
6 (AAC)/11 | Mohd Emir Mavani Abdullah
Mohd Emir Mavani Abdullah became the new President of Malaysian palm oil producer Felda Global Ventures on 17 July. As new regulations and a shrinking supply of land push agribusinesses beyond Indonesia he promised to lead the company into more African v
29th Aug 2013
54/17 | Koroma helps warlord escape trial
Ibrahim Bah the warlord and arms dealer who was living in Freetown in breach of United Nations sanctions (AC Vol 54 No 10 Impunity in Freetown) has gone into hiding after the Sierra Leone government secretly deported him to Senegal on 27 July. Bah a c
8th Aug 2013
6 (AAC)/10 | Koroma nets $6.5 bn. deal from Kingho
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 China on 30 June. His delivered an address to the 2nd World Peace Forum and to
5th Aug 2013
54/16 | Shadowy third-term plan for Koroma
Freetown is full of talk that President Ernest Bai Koroma's closest allies are plotting to amend the constitution to scrap presidential term limits. Along with concerns about rampant corruption in the mining sector and drug trafficking such a move would
23rd Jul 2013
54/15 | Bah humbug
After Africa Confidential had revealed that Ibrahima Bah a warlord in Sierra Leone's civil war now under United Nations' sanctions was living unmolested in Freetown police arrested him on 7 June. Now he has been released says a source in the capital
18th Jul 2013
6 (AAC)/8 | Doors opening
China’s Kingho Energy has big ideas for Sierra Leone but such plans could go the way of many other ambitious investments. The US$6 billion agreement the company signed with the Ministry of Mines on 14 May promises railways a port an industrial park and
31st May 2013
