EU Commissioner Clarifies Current Budget Support Suspension for Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, Oct 2, 2026 — The European Union Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, says the current hold ...
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Government Responds to Reports of EU Suspending Aid Over Bolle Jos Extradition Row
FREETOWN, Oct 1, 2026 — The Government of Sierra Leone has pushed back against international media reports that the European ...
EU Suspends €18 Million Aid to Sierra Leone Over Dutch Drug Fugitive ‘Bolle Jos’
FREETOWN, October 1, 2026 — The European Commission has suspended its budget support to Sierra Leone over the country’s failure ...
The Economist’s Full Article on ‘How Jos Leijdekkers Turned Sierra Leone Into a Drug-Dealer’s Paradise’
Title: He was one of the world's most wanted men. So he bought a west African country Subtitle: How Jos ...
EU Parliament Highlight Sierra Leone as Key Transit Hub for Drug Trafficking
Freetown — The European Parliament has adopted a major resolution on drug trafficking in European waters that specifically names Sierra ...
European Parliament Set to Vote on Pressure Measures Against Sierra Leone Over Bolle Jos
The European Parliament is expected to vote today, Thursday 17 September 2026, on a resolution urging stronger pressure on Sierra ...
Ghana Arrests Three Suspects Linked to Bolle Jos Network After Major Cocaine Seizure
Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested three suspects accused of representing and facilitating the activities of Dutch fugitive Jos ...
“We Sent Ministers for Adebayor, They Refused” – Sengeh Hits Back at The Netherlands Over Demand for Bolle Jos
A diplomatic row between Sierra Leone and the Netherlands is deepening over extradition, with Chief Minister Dr. David Moinina Sengeh ...
French Customs Seize Huge Cocaine Shipment Linked to ‘Bolle Jos’ in Sierra Leone
French customs officers on Sunday night intercepted a cargo ship carrying several thousand kilograms of cocaine bound from Ghana to ...
ONS Confirms Manhunt for Dutch Drug Lord Jos Leijdekkers and Umar Sheriff
Sierra Leone’s security sector has confirmed that authorities are actively searching for Jos Leijdekkers, the Dutch national widely known as ...
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