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Author: Luisa Enria & Jamie Hitchen

Luisa Enria & Jamie Hitchen

Luisa Enria is a Lecturer in International Development at the University of Bath. Follow her on twitter at @luisaenria. Jamie Hitchen is the co-director of AREA Consulting and was previously at the Africa Research Institute. Follow him on twitter at @jchitchen.

  • PoliticsSierra LeoneTop story
    By Luisa Enria & Jamie Hitchen
    October 28, 2019
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    Sierra Leone: How the SLPP took power. And then took some more.

    Last year, the Sierra Leone People’s Party won the presidency but not parliament. Power was divided, but not for long. In Sierra Leone today, the ruling ...
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  • The National Grand Coalition, led by Kandeh Yumkella (pictured), is one of Sierra Leone's new parties challenging in the upcoming elections. Credit: UNIDO/ Gerhard Fally.
    PoliticsSierra LeoneTop story
    By Luisa Enria & Jamie Hitchen
    February 28, 2018
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    #SaloneDecides: Will new parties end Sierra Leone’s two-party dominance?

    Sierra Leone’s elections have typically been a contest between the APC and SLPP. But now there are new challengers in the running. On 7 March, Sierra ...
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