Economy & Business

Minister of Planning receives CARL’s Report on the Impact of DCF on NGO Operations in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 June 2022: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Francis Kai-Kai yesterday received a report from the Centre for Accountability and the Rule of Law (CARL) and the Institute of Governance Reform (IGR) titled: “Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 Responses on Governance and Accountability [Read More]

In Focus

Eleven Sierra Leoneans to participate in 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 June 2022: U.S. Embassy Freetown: U.S. Embassy Freetown is proud to announce that the following leaders will participate in the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship: Samuel Saidu, James Kpaka, Aminata Kandeh, Alex Bayoh, Precious Lamin, Nyangah Rogers-Wright, Laura Nicol, Adama Sillah, Issa Thullah. Additionally, 2021 Fellows Phebean [Read More]

Politics & Law

Ruling SLPP calls on electoral commission to go ahead with boundary delimitation ahead of 2023 elections

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 June 2022: Despite serious concerns expressed by opposition political Parties and some civil society groups about the credibility of the provisional results of the 2021 population census published last Thursday by Statistics Sierra Leone, the ruling SLPP is calling on the government “to dismiss all condemnations [Read More]

Politics & Law

Opposition APC warns chief electoral officer not to use discredited 2021 census data to manipulate election results

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 June 2022: Leader of Sierra Leone’s opposition parties in parliament – Chernor R. M. Bah MP (Photo above), has written a letter to the country’s Chief Electoral Commissioner – Mr. Mohamed Kenewui Konneh, warning him not to use the much-discredited provisional 2021 census data to manipulate [Read More]