Sierra Leone – Leading a Nation At Political Crossroads

By Lindsay Barrett

In the colonial era Sierra Leone was widely regarded as the centre of modern education in West Africa, and provided a substantial proportion of the African membership of the civil service of the British West African colonies. The country was considered to be the sanctuary of correct administrative procedures and as such when it became independent in 1961 it was expected to be the sinecure of stable independent administration in the region.

Unfortunately, the nation’s record of…