SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH

Joseph F Kamara (JFK) wishes the people of Sierra Leone a happy Eid

May 24, 2020 1

Joseph F Kamara (JFK): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 May 2020: JFK wishes happy Eid -ul Mubarrak to all Sierra Leoneans. A Blessed Eid-ul-Mubarrak to our Brothers and Sisters: On behalf of the JFK Family and JFK Foundation, let me offer congratulations to you all for abstention from the vanities and [Read More]

Joseph F Kamara (JFK) wishes the people of Sierra Leone a happy Eid

May 24, 2020 1

Eid greetings from the UK Archbishop of Canterbury to all Muslims

May 24, 2020 1

Archbishop Justin Welby: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 May 2020: I wish a blessed and joyful Eid al-Fitr to all our Muslim friends and neighbours as you mark the end of this Ramadan, this month of fasting and prayer. What a month it has been. I had the privilege of sharing [Read More]

Diplomats condemn violence in Sierra Leone but short of accusing APC of terrorism

May 23, 2020 11

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 May 2020: If president Bio was expecting the international community to support his bid to declare the country’s main opposition political party – the APC a terrorist party, then he would have been in for a shock when he met representatives of the diplomatic community last [Read More]

Has coronavirus reshaped democratic rights?

May 23, 2020 1

Ibrahim Sourie Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 May 2020: The new coronavirus pandemic is not only wreaking destruction on public health and global economy but disrupting democracy and governance worldwide. It has hit at a time when democracy was already under threat in many places, and it risks exacerbating democratic [Read More]

The truth about the truth dressed in robes of censor

May 23, 2020 0

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 May 2020: The internet was once seen as the best thing to happen to mankind since slice bread. That notion has become increasingly so since social media got into the mix. No need to catalogue the value of the internet in terms of information [Read More]

Dr Sylvia Blyden refused bail by magistrate

May 22, 2020 11

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 May 2020: Sierra Leone’s former minister of social welfare in the Koroma-led APC government, who was arrested by police and has been in detention for the past three weeks, appeared at the magistrate court today, where many expected her to be granted bail. But those hopes [Read More]

Sierra Leone’s new minister of internal affairs responds to questions from public

May 22, 2020 13

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 May 2020: Newly appointed Minister of Internal Affairs of Sierra Leone – David Panda Noah, was a guest at Radio Democracy in Freetown yesterday, where he spoke about his new job and the changes he is planning to make to policing in the country. Responding to [Read More]

Kenya receives €188m AfDB loan to boost COVID-19 response

May 22, 2020 4

Sierra Leone telegraph: 22 May 2020: The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, today approved an €188 million loan to support the Government of Kenya’s efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate the related economic, health and social impacts. The loan will extend additional resources to [Read More]

President Bio discusses recent violence and covid-19 with civil society – Point of view

May 21, 2020 1

Ibrahim S. Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 May 2020: Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are independent entities and ought to know very well their mandate. The President calling them to a dialogue with regards how they should go about doing their job is suspicious. It’s just a trick to curry favour. [Read More]

Sierra Leone National Tourist Board disputes claim of terrorism in Sierra Leone

May 21, 2020 14

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 May 2020: Following recent spate of violence and lawlessness across various parts of Sierra Leone, president Julius Maada Bio responded with a speech – accusing opposition politicians of terrorism and inciting violence. Many feared the president’s speech could have unduly portrayed Sierra Leone as a country [Read More]

Care to come for a toast your Excellency and you Finance Minister?

May 21, 2020 3

Puawui – Dr Sama Banya: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 May 2020: It has not been a pleasant week for me, nor I believe for many other Sierra Leoneans. We had just finished another three days lockdown, and I was hoping for some news to lift up my spirits over the [Read More]

President Bio discusses recent violence and covid-19 with civil society leaders

May 21, 2020 11

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 May 2020: Leaders of Civil Society Organisations and CSOs were at State House yesterday, where they met president Dr Julius Maada Bio and Vice President Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent surge in violence in the country. Vice President Dr [Read More]

COVID-19 – human rights experts underline importance of preserving freedom of opinion and expression in Africa

May 21, 2020 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 May 2020: Tens of millions of people in Africa could become destitute as a result of COVID-19 and its catastrophic impact on fragile economies and health systems across the continent, human rights chiefs from the United Nations and the African Commission warned on Wednesday. As of [Read More]

Sierra Leone needs $309 million to address COVID-19 impact on the economy – says government

May 20, 2020 8

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 May 2020: The government of Sierra Leone yesterday published its long-awaited COVID-19 economic risks and impact assessment report, as well as its plans for financing the actions it will take to mitigate those risks and the huge costs involved. The government’s response plan does not come [Read More]

Rights lawyer arrested in Sierra Leone as political crackdown continues

May 20, 2020 20

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 May 2020: Lawyer representing some of the opposition political detainees arrested by the Bio-led government of Sierra Leone – Mr Ady Macauley, was himself arrested yesterday by police in Freetown, as the government continues its unlawful crackdown on political opponents. Yesterday’s report of the lawyer’s arrest [Read More]

Sierra Leone Central Bank Governor wages war on illegal forex trading

May 18, 2020 11

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2020: As Sierra Leone’s exchange rates against major global currencies continue to fall, the governor of the country’s Central Bank – Kelfala M. Kallon, has issued another stern warning to those trading in foreign currencies illegally. In March this year, Kallon gave an ultimatum to [Read More]

The Sylvia Blyden case – noose tightens on the rights of the individual and due process

May 18, 2020 8

Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara Esq: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2020: Today marks 21 days since the arrest and detention of Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, without any charges being preferred to the courts against her person. The Constitution of Sierra Leone, is very clear on the protection of arbitrary arrests and [Read More]

Lawyers in Sierra Leone call for the release of Dr Sylvia Blyden

May 18, 2020 16

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2020: After spending weeks in police custody without charge – contrary to the constitution of Sierra Leone and global human rights codes of conduct, there is growing concern for the health and wellbeing of Dr Sylvia Olayinka Blyden. She was arrested last month by police [Read More]

Ode to comrade Dr. Minkailu Bah

May 18, 2020 1

Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara (JFK): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2020: It is with deep sadness that we received news of the death of our Comrade and Colleague, Dr. Minkailu Bah, former Minister of Education, Science and Technology. The clutches of death have once again wrenched away a close friend. We [Read More]

Sierra Leone’s former minister of education Minkailu Bah has died

May 18, 2020 5

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2020: Dr. Minkailu Bah, who served as minister of education, science and technology in the APC government led by Ernest Bai Koroma, passed away at his home in Magburaka, Tonkolili district in the early hours of this morning. Dr Bah also served as National Advisory [Read More]

Forty-three new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Sierra Leone today

May 17, 2020 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 May 2020: Sierra Leone has today recorded one of its highest daily numbers of cases of COVID-19. According to the ministry of health, 43 people were confirmed positive in the last twenty-four hours, bringing the cumulative total number of cases to 505. The total number of [Read More]