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In Sierra Leone – senior government officials assault female doctor while police strips female student protester

April 13, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 14

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 April 2021: Sierra Leone’s police force has established a bad reputation for itself in its fight against peaceful civil protests. It is now resorting to beating and removing the tops of female protesters during arrests, before being thrown into open police trucks like sacks of flour, [Read More]

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SLPP government’s subversive action against Mayor of Freetown exposed – Op ed

April 13, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 11

Abdul B Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 April 2021: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Local Government – Mr. Tamba Lamina has been instructed by president Bio to immediately suspend the people’s Mayor – Her Worship the Mayor Mrs Yvonne Aki – Sawyer (OBE). As I write, a committee has been established [Read More]

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“Even if you don’t remember me, those 2.5 million children will” – says President Bio

April 12, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 9

James Samba: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 April 2021: Despite decades of reforms in education especially school improvement initiatives, large number of pupils were still underachieving, failing or being pushed out of school in Sierra Leone. Clearly, a distinctly new approach was needed, the time for a serious government and policymakers [Read More]

Politics & Law

Mayor of Freetown signs MOU with Gambia’s Kanifing Mayor

April 12, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Amin Kef Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 April 2021: In a bid for the city of Freetown and Kanifing municipality of the Gambia to explore avenues to formalize and strengthen ties with each other, the Mayor of the Freetown City Council, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr last Friday 9th April 2021 signed a [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio accused of misogyny and lying about refused entry to hotels in Japan

April 11, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 14

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 April 2021: Serious doubts are once again being expressed about the integrity and credibility of Sierra Leone’s president Julius Maada Bio who is now caught up in accusations of misogyny, as well as lying about being refused entry into hotels in Japan as president because of [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio tells town hall style meeting – development is a process

April 10, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 8

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 April 2021: President Dr Julius Maada Bio has addressed a cross-section of citizens at the Bintumani Hotel in Freetown, in what his media advisers describe as “the first ever presidential town hall meeting” to be held in the country. The event was moderated by journalist – [Read More]

Politics & Law

Why schools are central to economic recovery in developing countries like Sierra Leone

April 10, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Dr. David Moinina Sengeh & Jacob Jusu Saffa: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 April 2021: Just over a year ago, Covid-19 drove the world into lockdown, leaving more than one billion children and students in developing countries shut out of school. Many countries cut short the academic year, hundreds of thousands [Read More]

Education and Health

Sierra Leone receives Ebola vaccine from Johnson & Johnson pharmaceuticals

April 10, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 April 2021: The government of Sierra Leone and the World Health Organisation have today announced that US pharmaceutical company – Johnson & Johnson, has donated thousands of Ebola vaccines to Sierra Leone to help prevent any major outbreak of the virus in the country. This comes [Read More]

Politics & Law

How do you rate president Bio’s three years in office – join the debate now

April 8, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 22

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 April 2021: President Maada Bio’s “New Direction” SLPP government marks three years in office.  Their manifesto promised to deliver better standard of living for all Sierra Leoneans. During his campaign, the president assured that his administration would not be business as usual. Three years on, how [Read More]

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