Sierra Leone ex-president Koroma returns after treason charges dropped
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- South China Morning Postseen 9 Sept, 04:46headline rewritten
Sierra Leone ex-president returns to country after treason case droppedSierra Leone ex-president Koroma returns after treason charges dropped
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Sun, 6 September 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post17:50first to reportedited after publishing
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Sierra Leone ex-president returns to country after treason case droppedFormer Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma returned to his home country on Sunday, where authorities welcomed him after treason charges against him over an alleged coup attempt were dropped. Koroma had left for Nigeria in 2024, days after being charged with treason and other offences over a deadly 2023 army uprising. The former president, who led Sierra Leone from 2007 to 2018, arrived at the international airport in the capital, Freetown, accompanied by Nigerian ex-president Olusegun...
- Bloomberg Politics19:08
Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma, accused of plotting to overthrow the government, has returned from Nigeria after criminal charges against him were dropped.
Mon, 7 September 2026
1 report- AllAfrica06:56
[Premium Times] Mr Koroma fled to Nigeria in January 2024 after a high court in Sierra Leone allowed him to travel on medical grounds despite being charged with treason