Ernest Bai Koroma
latest news & developmentsSierra Leone’s president cracks down on his predecessor
Travel bans issued to Ernest Bai Koroma and dozens of top officials as Sierra Leonean corruption investigation gathers momentum
Sierra Leone votes in delayed presidential runoff
Second round of voting pits APC’s Sumara Kamara against SLPP’s Julius Maada Bio
Rumbles follow Sierra Leone elections
“There are complaints from the opposition that the ruling party’s partisans are stuffing ballots”
Sierra Leone presidential election: Meet the candidates
There are sixteen candidates vying for Ernest Bai Koroma’s post after he steps down after two terms
Doubts about fire that destroyed Sierra Leone opposition’s party offices
Sierra Leone opposition leader has seen his party office go up in flames, been arrested on several occasions and charged in court.
Sierra Leone fires energy minister, deputy for incompetence
Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma has dismissed the energy minister and his deputy in the wake of worsening power cuts in the capital.
Sierra Leone opposition concedes election defeat to president
Sierra Leone’s main opposition party has conceded defeat to President Ernest Bai Koroma, weeks after complaining the election was marred by fraud.
Sierra Leone opposition calls for election result boycott
Sierra Leone People’s Party has called on members to boycott government proceedings, claiming electoral fraud had undermined the recent elections.
Sierra Leone votes with hope set on minerals boom
Sierra Leoneans have crowded polling stations to vote, saying they wanted to elect leaders who would bring prosperity to the poor West African state.
Post-war Sierra Leone’s elections a test of democracy
With Sierra Leone still recovering from a long and bloody civil war, citizens will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday.
Banking on food
The Green Revolution that jump-started Asia’s agricultural growth has not been mirrored in the African continent.
S Leone leader promises ‘zero tolerance’ on graft
Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma promised ”zero tolerance” on Thursday for corruption in his country after a leaked government report said rampant official graft had…
Beaches may wash away Sierra Leone’s war image
Boboh village used to do a roaring trade in the Pa Gbana cocktail, a mix of fermented local grasses, coconut and lime favoured by tourists to wash down freshly-cooked lobster.…
Sierra Leone arrests Guinean ‘pirates’
Sierra Leone arrested eight Guineans, including military personnel and fisheries inspectors, whom it accused of carrying out a pirate attack on two locally licensed fishing…
New Sierra Leone leader to boost regional ties
Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma on Friday embarked on his first foreign trip since taking office this week, heading to neighbouring Guinea and Liberia to promote ties…