Sierra Leone Telegraph

Handing over report – former president Koroma blows his own horn

May 25, 2018 0

Author: Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 May 2018: Much has been said about President Koroma’s handing over report and there have been all kinds of suggestions about the mode, manner and timing of the presentation. Expectations became more intense when in his speeches in Parliament and during his inauguration, [Read More]

Handing over report – former president Koroma blows his own horn

May 25, 2018 0

Why Pan-African Parliament must clean up its act to survive

May 25, 2018 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 May 2014: The Organisation of Africa Unity was founded 55 years ago today by newly-independent countries on the continent. It’s since been renamed the African Union. In 2004 the Pan African Parliament was established, with the aim of promoting integration and economic development. But, as Babatunde [Read More]

Ebola virus response: experiences and lessons from Sierra Leone

May 25, 2018 0

Eric Osoro: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 May 2018: It’s 18 months since Sierra Leone was declared Ebola free after a two-year outbreak that left 4,000 people dead. While the outbreak might be over, its effects will persist for many years. In the small nation with a population of just 7 million many lost relatives [Read More]

Why economic questions are key to Africa’s media freedom debate

May 25, 2018 0

Herman Wasserman: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 May 2018: Press freedom is often thought of in relation to political pressure. There is more than enough evidence that threats, intimidation and imprisonment of journalists remain a serious cause for concern in Africa. But two recent gatherings on the continent encourage the thinking around press [Read More]

Africa’s business schools need to be locally relevant and globally wise

May 25, 2018 0

Kutlwano Ramaboa: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 May 2018: If 99.6% of businesses in a country like Nigeria employ fewer than 10 workers, does it make sense to teach Nigerian business students how to manage Fortune 500 companies in the US using Harvard Business School case studies? This question, raised by the African Management [Read More]

Collaboration can help grow and transform agriculture in Africa

May 25, 2018 0

Authors: Daniel Rodriguez, John Dixon and Mulugetta Mekuria: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 May 2018: It’s been four years since African leaders met in Equatorial Guinea to commit themselves to boosting agricultural growth across the continent. This is an important way to create real change in Africa. During the gathering, all [Read More]

Owning land isn’t enough to empower Africa’s women farmers

May 25, 2018 0

Author: Agnes Andersson Djurfeldt: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 May 2018: In the agricultural sector – the major employer for poor people in Africa – assets like land and livestock are owned and controlled mainly by men. It makes sense, then, that many donors, national governments and civil society groups believe rebalancing asset and land ownership [Read More]

Chronicles of the defeat of APC at the 2018 elections – way forward now

May 25, 2018 0

Author: Adams Bangura (UK): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 May 2018: The deafening voices of ignored and disrespected comrades are calling for an overhaul of their party. No more room for sycophantic manoeuvrings. The beginning of our collective defeat was occasioned in 2015, when internal party sycophancy and mediocrity reached a [Read More]

Human rights groups condemn attacks on Freetown Mayor

May 24, 2018 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 May 2018: Following yesterday’s violent attack on the Mayor of Freetown – Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, allegedly by supporters of the ruling SLPP outside their party headquarters in the capital Freetown, condemnation of the attack has been swift. The 50/50 Group Secretariat issued this statement today: “The 50/50 [Read More]

Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr attacked by thugs

May 24, 2018 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 May 2018: The elected Mayor of Freetown who was recently sworn into office was physically attacked yesterday by a crowd of people believed to be supporters of the SLPP, who were gathered outside their party headquarters, just yards away from the Mayor’s City Council office. The [Read More]

President Bio conducts spot checks at ministerial offices

May 23, 2018 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 May 2018: President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has today moved one step forward to achieving a key promise made during his first week of being elected head of state, which is to instil discipline and strong work ethics across the public sector. ‘There will [Read More]

President Bio promises to repeal Criminal Libel Laws

May 23, 2018 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 May 2018: On Monday 21st May 2018, president Julius Maada Bio met with the executive members of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) at State House, where he yet again reiterated his government’s commitment to repeal the country’s odious criminal libel laws. Previous governments have [Read More]