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Proposed Cyber Security Bill goes through pre-legislative stage in parliament

August 5, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 August 2020: Sierra Leone’s controversial proposed Cyber Security laws which have been tabled in parliament by the ministry of information and communication on behalf of the government for enactment, saw its passage through pre-legislative committee stage yesterday, where it was discussed by MPs and stakeholders. Yesterday’s [Read More]

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Covid-19 is a deadly virus – not a cash cow 

August 4, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 August 2020: Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, life has changed beyond recognition as we know it. But one thing that has not changed and will never change is the conspiracy theories it attracts, and will continue to do so. Today, a single [Read More]

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New minister of mines Kabba and deputy take oath of office at State House

August 4, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 August 2020: Newly appointed Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources – Musa Timothy Kabba and his Deputy – Mrs. Ann Marie Baby Harding, yesterday Monday took their oath of office in the presence of President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House. President Bio congratulated his [Read More]

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Sierra Leone police alerts public to fake dollars circulating in the country

August 4, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 August 2020: Sierra Leone police yesterday published a statement warning the public about a large quantity of fake dollars that are making the rounds in the country, which could create serious problem for the economy and fuel organsied crime. “The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) wishes to [Read More]

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COVID-19 test chaos at Sierra Leone’s Lungi Airport – officials accused of corruption

August 3, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 10

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 August 2020: There was confusion and chaos at Sierra Leone’s Lungi International Airport last week, when passengers arriving at the airport from overseas were told to pay $80 for a COVID-19 test that does not exist. Hundreds of arrivals who had already taken COVID-19 test in [Read More]

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Sierra Leone’s parliamentarians to make best use of question time

August 3, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 August 2020: The role of MPs in Sierra Leone’s parliament is about to be strengthened, should plans for the introduction of a ‘Question Time’ style procedure be accepted and formalised. The idea of parliamentary Question Time is not new. In many countries including Britain, MPs are [Read More]

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President Bio launches Social Investment Fund five years after Ebola

August 2, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 August 2020: Last Thursday, President Dr Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone launched the country’s Post-Ebola Recovery Social Investment Fund (PERSIF) project, five years after the country was declared free of Ebola by WHO. The aim of the PERSIF project is to provide basic social services [Read More]

Economy & Business

Sierra Leone government’s supplementary budget and the reality of Covid-19 economics

August 2, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Mahmud Tim Kargbo: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 August 2020: With an unbelievable 5.4 percent recovered GDP in 2019, which was further projected to grow by 4.2 percent in 2020 but now expected to decline to 3.1 percent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sierra Leone’s policymakers need a new [Read More]

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Does Africa need term-timed Presidential democracy?

August 2, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 7

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 August 2020: To ask whether Africa needs term-timed Presidential democracy is bound to linger on the absurd. However, if Africa is to adopt, promote and remain democratically stable, is it worth looking again at Africa’s version of democracy? The widely held notion is that [Read More]

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