Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone: The new government’s tense struggle for control a year on
The transfer of power from the APC to ruling SLPP has brought with it protests, walkouts, boycotts and low-level violence. A year since President ... -
Insiders Insight: Stealing blood from West Africa
African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional ... -
Sierra Leone: Are brawls in parliament a sign of things to come?
How will the new ruling party govern when the opposition significantly outnumbers it in parliament? In what could be a sign of things to ... -
The WhatsApp rumours that infused Sierra Leone’s tight election
Several fake news stories started online, but soon spread far and wide offline, duping even senior officials. In early March, a few days before ... -
What’s at stake in Sierra Leone’s critical elections
The ruling APC is resilient, but the main opposition SLPP and newly-minted NGC are launching strong challenges to change Sierra Leone’s direction. On 7 ... -
#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 ... -
Brexit offers Sierra Leone chance to reassess the aid relationship
Brexit will undoubtedly affect the UK’s donor relationship with Sierra Leone, but this debate takes away from the crucial issue: improving trade. In the ...
