The Sierra Leone Telegraph

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 – a never ending saga of struggle and stagnation – Op ed

Dr Doma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 April 2024: In coming days, Sierra Leone marks yet another year of independence for which citizens are left pondering on the perennial question: why does progress always seem to elude us? Despite the passing years, the government’s promises of New Direction remain nothing but [Read More]

The only man left standing fit to be President of Sierra Leone is Dr. Dennis Bright, is he interested? Op ed

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 hosts ECOWAS regional conference on peace, security and the use of autonomous weapon systems

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]

Trump accused of falsifying hush money payment record – President Bio accused of falsifying hotel receipts and double deeping

Sierra Leone – a never ending saga of struggle and stagnation – Op ed

The only man left standing fit to be President of Sierra Leone is Dr. Dennis Bright, is he interested? Op ed

Sierra Leone hosts ECOWAS regional conference on peace, security and the use of autonomous weapon systems

Sierra Leone government negligence plunges Freetown into darkness – untold story of EDSA’s deception

April 18, 2024 1

Mackie M Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 April 2024: Amidst the hustle and bustle of Freetown, darkness descended like a sinister shroud, casting a shadow over the lives of its citizens. The persistent power outage, touted as a mere glitch by the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA), is, in [Read More]

Sierra Leone’s Speaker of Parliament Abass Bundu resigns

April 17, 2024 1

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]

Elephant in the room: Need for urgent adherence to transparent electoral processes in Sierra Leone

April 15, 2024 0

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]

President Bio’s ministers sign performance contracts, marking his final term in power

April 14, 2024 0

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]

President Bio’s dangerous game of tribalism threatens Sierra Leone’s unity

April 14, 2024 1

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]

Worsening hunger grips West and Central Africa amid persistent conflict and economic turmoil – says WFP

April 14, 2024 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 April 2024: A statement published by the World Food Programme (WFP) last week, says that nearly 55 million people in West and Central Africa including Sierra Leonen, will struggle to feed themselves in the June-August 2024 lean season, according to the March 2024 Cadre Harmonisé food [Read More]

Bo and Freetown to receive $100,000 Bloomberg Philanthropies fund for youth-led climate change initiatives

April 12, 2024 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 April 2024: Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced the winning cities of its new Youth Climate Action Fund. Freetown and Bo will be two of the 100 cities announced as beneficiaries of the fund. To lead the charge on local climate solutions, each mayor will receive $50,000 to [Read More]

Africa’s Agrifood Entrepreneurs Called to Action – Applications Open for the US$100,000

April 11, 2024 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 April 2024: The 2024 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition invites agrifood entrepreneurs from across Africa to showcase their startup business ventures. Judges will be looking for innovative founders and co-founders aged 18-35 with the vision to establish sustainable scalable businesses, drive resilience, increase food security, and create [Read More]

Rwanda’s Success in Accelerating Universal Electricity Access – Lessons For Sierra Leone

April 11, 2024 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 April 2024: In just 15 years, Rwanda has increased its electricity access to 75% from 6% in 2009. This took government ownership, leadership, and commitment, partnership with the private sector, funding from development partners, and dedicated structure and institutional strengthening. Photo above: Rwanda aims to become [Read More]

President Bio seeking attention after world slams door

April 11, 2024 0

Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 April 2024: In the realm of global politics, a leader’s reputation is both a shield and a sword. For President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, it seems his international escapades have only served to tarnish his image and isolate his nation further. [Read More]

Does Senegal give hope to third parties In Africa?

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 April 2024: Senegal has just voted for Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44 as one of Africa’s youngest Presidents. This is coming at a time when countries like America are grappling with the choice between two Octogenarians to lead them. Africa has the highest number of [Read More]

“We are supporting the manufacturing sector to boost exports, says Kenya’s President Ruto

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 April 2024: The government is rolling out incentives to attract investors to the manufacturing sector, President William Ruto has said. The President said the goal is to grow the country’s manufacturing sector to an ambitious 20 per cent of our GDP by 2030. He pointed out [Read More]

Conflicts could put West Africa’s oil supply at risk, says Oilprice.com report

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 April 2024: Since 2020, there have been military coups in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Potential spillover of conflicts to the coastal West African countries could endanger some oil projects and deter foreign investment, according to report by analyst – Tsvetana Paraskova, writing for Oilprice.com. The [Read More]

Africa gears up for the 10th Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Addis Ababa

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 April 2024: The 10th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-10) will be held in hybrid format on 23-25 April 2024 at the headquarters of the African Union Commission (AUC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The theme of the forum is “Reinforcing the 2030 [Read More]

Freetown City Council hosts youth roundtable on addressing the kush pandemic

FCC Comms: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 April 2024: Freetown City Council has had a first-hand view of the increasingly devastating impacts of kush on the lives of Freetonians. Over the course of the past few months, we have seen an extremely alarming escalation in the numbers of unclaimed corpses (dead [Read More]

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is not enough to reduce poverty, says World Bank