Articles by Abdul Rashid Thomas

Ibrahim Baimba Koroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 April 2024 On Monday 15 April 2024 the first of four criminal cases against the Republican Candidate for November 2024 US Presidential Election, former President Donald J. Trump commenced. These four criminal cases include: 1. Falsifying hush money records 2. Georgia election interference [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 April 2024: In the murky waters of Sierra Leonean politics, where integrity seems to be a rare commodity and self-interest reigns supreme, one man stands out as a beacon of hope for the nation’s future: Dr. Dennis Bright. Amidst the sea of opportunistic politicians vying for [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 April 2024: ECOWAS conference on the dangers posed by the use of autonomous weapons systems on the peace and security of the region, opened in Freetown yesterday, where president Bio spoke about his government’s commitment towards a global treaty. Delivering his opening address at the two-day [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 April 2024: The controversial Speaker of Sierra Leone’s parliament, Dr Abass Bundu has tendered his resignation to President Bio, which he says is due to “illness”. But tension has been mounting between Dr Bundu and President Julius Maada Bio, after Bio’s nomination of opposition MP – [Read More]

Sylvanus Fornah Koroma (what a man!): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 April 2024: In Sierra Leone’s current political landscape, the presence of a proverbial “elephant in the room” cannot be ignored. This figurative elephant represents the critical issue of the persistent refusal of the country’s electoral commission to publish the results [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 April 2024: No one in Sierra Leone takes the performance contracts signed by government ministers seriously anymore, after the failure of successive governments to transparently and honestly publish the annual performance of each ministry and their heads, to show how effectively public funds are being utilised, [Read More]

Alpha Amadu Jalloh (The Fox): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 April 2024: President Julius Maada Bio’s recent actions and appointments are pushing Sierra Leone dangerously close to the brink of tribal and regional division. The chain of command displayed in a letter approving a campaign against Kush by the House of [Read More]