Sierra Leone

  • Nov 15, 2007
  • 1 min read

SIERRA LEONE: Donors await Koroma corruption crackdown

Ernest Bai Koroma is to be sworn in as president today, following his second-round victory on...

Sierra Leone
  • Sep 17, 2007
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SIERRA LEONE: Koroma declared president-elect

The National Election Commission (NEC) declared today that Ernest Bai Koroma had won the...

Sierra Leone
  • Aug 28, 2007
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SIERRA LEONE: Poll violence probably temporary

Outgoing President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah yesterday warned that he might have to declare a state of...

Sierra Leone
  • Aug 21, 2007
  • 2 min read

SIERRA LEONE: Koroma's APC leads on the way to run-off

With 93% of the vote counted, preliminary results showed yesterday that no presidential candidate...

Sierra Leone
  • Aug 10, 2007
  • 7 min read

SIERRA LEONE: SLPP split opens electoral field

Sierra Leone will hold presidential and legislative elections on August 11. These will be the...

Sierra Leone
  • Jul 11, 2007
  • 2 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Word Bank governance report influence

Improved governance leads to higher standards of living, rather than the other way around, the...

International
  • Jul 10, 2007
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SIERRA LEONE:Focus on polls after rebel party disbands

The Revolutionary United Front Party (RUFP) disbanded yesterday, marking the final stage in the...

Sierra Leone
  • Jul 5, 2007
  • 6 min read

WEST AFRICA: Limited role for Mano River Union

Since 1999, efforts to revive the Mano River Union have been crippled by personal rivalries...

West Africa