Posted in Editorial/Opinion West Africa

President Bio, Leadway Trading, and Sierra Leone’s timber export devaluation

By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Anne Baber Wallis, and Matthew Anderson A few weeks ago, we reported in the Africanist Press how Leadway Trading Company…

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Posted in Media Freedom Southern Africa

Zimbabwe detains anti-corruption journalist

Zimbabwean authorities have again detained award-winning anti-corruption journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, the recent in a spate of arrests and strings of trials in recent months. Chin’ono’s…

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Posted in Africa (general) Breaking News West Africa

Sierra Leone: Le21.3 billion spent on irregular procurement

By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman An internal audit into procurement activities of the Maada Bio administration for the fiscal year…

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