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Politics & Law

Sierra Leone requests extradition of former Police Chief from Liberia for alleged coup plot

August 8, 2023 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 August 2023: Former Chief Superintendent of the Sierra Leonean Police – Mohammed Yetey Turay, was detained last weekend by Liberian Police after tip-off from Sierra Leone Police who say they are conducting investigations into alleged plot to topple the Bio-led government. Mohammed Yetey Turay has been [Read More]

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My country is under attack and I’ve been taken hostage – Niger’s president tells Washington Post

August 6, 2023 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 August 2023: As the deadline imposed by leaders of the West African bloc – ECOWAS, for coup leaders in Niger to release the ousted president who is under house arrest for over a week – approaches its closing hours, it is still unclear whether ECOWAS will [Read More]

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As West Africa sleepwalks into war – scientists develop method to predict the spread of armed conflicts

August 6, 2023 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 August 2023: The statistical model identifies links between battles in Africa and can be applied to other armed conflicts, according to a study at the Complexity Science Hub. The study reveals that around the world, political violence increased by 27 percent last year, affecting 1.7 billion [Read More]

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Head of Sierra Leone army calls on soldiers to remain loyal to government amid rumours of attempted coup

August 6, 2023 Abdul Rashid Thomas 6

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 August 2023: Head of Sierra Leone’s Army – Lieutenant General P K Lavahun, last week disclosed that a total of 14 people including six senior officers and five lower ranking personnel of the army have so far been arrested for alleged subversion, after police swoop across [Read More]

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Military coups in West Africa – The Niger conundrum for the West and ECOWAS

August 6, 2023 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 06 August 2023: There seems to be a new political wind blowing across the Sahel, and the congealed ideologies within this wind of change is generally felt across the African continent. If the recent spate of coups and counter coups popping up along the region [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio announces an electoral systems committee to review the 2023 election

August 4, 2023 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 04 August 2023: After weeks of political crisis in Sierra Leone, following the controversial outcome of the June 24 presidential and general elections, President Julius Maada has announced the formation of a National Electoral Systems Committee to review the 2023 elections. But critics, including the main opposition [Read More]

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Political crisis in Sierra Leone deepens as senior army officers are arrested

August 1, 2023 Abdul Rashid Thomas 8

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 August 2023: Several senior military officers have been arrested in Sierra Leone, after weeks of political instability following the conclusion of presidential and general elections held on 24th of June 2023. According to a statement published by the police yesterday, the senior military officers were among [Read More]

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