Africa
Sierra Leone is presented here as a historical economic dossier rather than a flat stat sheet: long-run macro cycles, public balance-sheet pressure, market depth, external buffers, and the events that likely bent the curve.
A tighter current-state read before dropping into the long historical charts.
The timeline is where macro numbers meet story: crises, wars, policy shifts, trade deals, and other shocks connected to Sierra Leone.
Transition to sovereignty after British rule.
The Lomé Peace Accord attempted to end Sierra Leone's brutal civil war, in which the Revolutionary United Front became infamous for amputating civilians' limbs. The RUF's use of 'blood diamonds' to fund its terror became a global issue.
Marked the end of the civil war, beginning of peacebuilding efforts.