Meanwhile, the Telegraph newspaper reports that England hooker Dylan Hartley - whom Gatland criticised as a weak link in the run-up to the 4 February clash - has accepted the Wales coach's apology.

BBC: Gareth Llewellyn questions Gatland's 'slating' habit

One person who certainly does not object is Mr Kabbah, who was elected in a flawed poll in 1996, and whom most Sierra Leoneans regard as a weak leader dependent on international support to stay in power.

ECONOMIST: Sierra Leone