All People’s Congress

Jamie Hitchen questions whether Sierra Leone’s government has sufficiently bridged the gap between promises and reality in fighting the Ebola virus and asks what might be the long term consequences.

Jonathan Bhalla reflects on striking similarities between elections in Ghana and Sierra Leone which both saw high turnout, the successful introduction of new technologies and first round victories for the incumbent.

Speakers: Dr Christiana Thorpe (Head of the National Electoral Commission in Sierra Leone), Ade Daramy

Sierra Leone is acclaimed as one of Africa’s most successful post-conflict states. But the country remains fragile. Support for political parties is polarised on ethnic and regional lines, and underwritten by patronage. Youth unemployment is endemic.