Sierra Leone: oil licensing round, anti-corruption ill confidence
- August 27, 2018
- - 5:36 pm
Summary The Sierra Leonean political party the All People’s Congress (APC) stated August 27 it filed a case at the country’s Supreme Court to oppose the creation of a Commission of Enquiry into alleged corruption offenses it committed while the country’s 2007-2018 government. The filing comes one month ahead of and undermines confidence toward the government’s oil licensing bidding round deadline. Analysis Sierra Leone’s All People’s Congress party may not be able to block a government-led anti-corruption Commission of Enquiry from forming and conducting hearings with possible prosecution, the former ruling party can use its parliamentary majority to subsequently obstruct …
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