FREETOWN (Reuters) - The United Nations was pressured by the president of Sierra Leone to cut short the tour of its mission chief ahead of an election later this year, the envoy said in a letter seen by Reuters on Monday. Michael von der Schulenburg, who had been expected to stay until next year but has just left, told his headquarters in a December 22 letter that the United Nations' credibility ...

FREETOWN (Reuters) - The United Nations was pressured by the president of Sierra Leone to cut short the tour of its mission chief ahead of an election later this year, the envoy said in a letter seen by Reuters on Monday. Michael von der Schulenburg, who had been expected to stay until next year but has just left, told his headquarters in a December 22 letter that the United Nations' credibility ...

[Nation] Dakar - The United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone has rejected a request by the lawyers of former Liberian president Charles Taylor to reopen his defence case.

Polo Resources Limited ("Polo Resources", "Polo", or the "Company") - Nimini Holding Limited ("Nimini") announces initial results from the 5,000 metre drill programme ...

FREETOWN (Reuters) - On the fifth floor of Sierra Leone's main government office building, a decaying hulk where working toilets are scarce and the lift unreliable, Mines Director Jonathan Sharkah exudes optimism. He is, after all, one of the most powerful figures in the West African country's iron ore sector, and its revival could potentially create jobs and infrastructure in a nation ...

Sierra Leone's ruling party says they may use libel and defamation laws to refute claims by the top opposition presidential candidate that the party is provoking violence ahead of November polls.

[IPS] Freetown - Fifty years ago when Sierra Leone gained independence after 150 years of colonial rule, with it came a feeling of optimism that along with a newfound control of its governance, the country would profit from its ample endowment of natural resources, like timber, fish, minerals and oil.

Stratton Holdings, Inc. issues today the details on the recent West African Gold Mining JV with Advanced Resource Development Corporation. Stratton Holdings Group acts as a non-operator, funding the JV with a $750,000 investment prior to next mining season and receiving 100% of revenues until it reaches a 20% ROI, with a 50/50 split on net revenues thereafter.

[IPS] Freetown - The launch of Sierra Leone's first online mining database in West Africa comes with a promise to increase transparency and accountability in the country's rich natural resource sector.

The top opposition presidential candidate is accusing Sierra Leone's ruling party of provoking violence ahead of November polls.