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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman Members of Parliament (MPs) in Sierra Leone are proposing legislation that could affect thousands of votes ahead of next year’s general elections. The proposed new public elections law would replace the 2012 Public Election Act, a ten-year old law governing the conduct of public elections

By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman    Payroll documents from Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Defense reveal how officials in the Ministry of Finance developed higher monthly wages for senior commanders of the Sierra Leone military while other officers and the soldiers under their command continue to earn some of the lowest

By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman  Details on corruption and financial irregularities involving family members and business associates of Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio were omitted from the findings of an annual audit report into government’s financial operations for fiscal year (FY) 2020 submitted to the country’s parliament in early

By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman The Annual Audit Report for fiscal year (FY) 2020 submitted to Sierra Leone’s Parliament by the Audit Service of Sierra Leone omitted essential evidence relating to serious material misstatements and financial irregularities. These misstatements and irregularities were identified during the annual audit exercise, which monitors