Sierra Leone
Prospects for West and Central Africa in 2014
West and Central Africa's mix of 'frontier' and fragile states face varied prospects in 2014....
AfricaSecond-term APC faces Sierra Leone youth expectations
President Ernest Bai Koroma was re-elected on November 23 with an increased majority. The general...
Sierra LeoneLiberia, Sierra Leone agri-investment interest grows
Sustained strong global prices for fuel crops and agricultural commodities have attracted...
LiberiaSierra Leone's Koroma faces close election race
Today political parties begin nominating candidates for the November 17 general elections. The...
Sierra LeoneMining belies Liberia, Sierra Leone economic weakness
Foreign investment in iron ore mining has been propelling rapid headline growth in Sierra Leone...
LiberiaOrganised crime entwines with state in West Africa
The dynamics of transnational organised crime have shifted over the past five years, with a...
West AfricaWest African private media ownership curbs are easing
The long history of military dictatorship in the region has resulted in state domination of the...
West AfricaThe spread of West African radical Islamism is limited
The recent rise of violent Islamist groups in Nigeria, northern Mali and Mauritania could raise...
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