Kealeboga J Maphunye Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 January 2016 This year, like 2015, promises to be yet another busy year in Africa’s electoral democracy stakes. More than a third of the continent’s 54 countries will conduct polls. (Photo: Sierra Leone 2015 Constituency 107 by-election). All elections are important, but in some [Read More]
John Baimba Sesay – CHINA Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 January 2016 Imagine these figures. Trade between Africa and China is reported to have risen to $220 billion in 2014, which is believed to be about three times that of trade between Africa and the United States. This is indicative of China’s [Read More]
Bian Elkhatib and Meggie Morris Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 January 2016 Almost 5,000 miles away from his home in Chicago, Sierra Leonean Alie Kabba (Photo) awaits trial in Freetown. He is charged with bigamy, but his supporters say the contrived charge is because he is running for President of his [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 January 2016: Sierra Leone is vastly rich in natural resources, and its government is woefully incapable of exploiting this wealth creating potential, for the good of its population of six million. Corruption, poor governance, and inept leadership are responsible for the abject poverty that the people [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 January 2016 The SLPP UKI branch is today counting the cost of yesterday’s attempt by a few members of the party to sabotage the general meeting of members held in London. And as recriminations and counter arguments continue as to where the blame lies for [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 January 2016 Yesterday’s meeting of the members of the SLPP UK branch was at risk of being turned into a serious fracas that could have led to the breaking up of the organisation. (Photo: Cross-section of SLPP members peacefully attending yesterday’s meeting in London, UK). A [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 January 2016 Supporters of the embattled opposition leader in Sierra Leone – Dr. Alie Kabba, who has in the last one month, been the victim of ruling APC political venom, are today protesting in London. Today’s protest they say, is a precursor of much bigger protests [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 January 2016 An investigation has been launched by police in London as vulnerable girl from Sierra Leone walks into Kent police station. Detectives are appealing for information about the teenage girl. Little is said to be known about the girl, who is believed to be aged [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 January 2016: There are many forms of corruption and abuse of office in Sierra Leone, but this must go down in history as one of the most bizarre. Here you have Sierra Leone’s ambassador to Ghana – Osman Yassaneh, also acting as the Secretary General of [Read More]
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