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Education and Health

Freetown City Council hosts youth roundtable on addressing the kush pandemic

April 9, 2024 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

FCC Comms: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 April 2024: Freetown City Council has had a first-hand view of the increasingly devastating impacts of kush on the lives of Freetonians. Over the course of the past few months, we have seen an extremely alarming escalation in the numbers of unclaimed corpses (dead [Read More]

Economy & Business

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is not enough to reduce poverty, says World Bank

April 9, 2024 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 April 2024: The World Bank’s latest Africa’s Pulse report says that Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth is set to rise for the next two years but not enough to make a significant impact on poverty. According to the report, increased private consumption and declining inflation are supporting [Read More]

Politics & Law

Did Dr. Kandeh Yumkella kill the aspirations of Sierra Leoneans for a third political force?

April 7, 2024 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Alpha Amadu Jalloh (The FOX): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 April 2024: In the vast expanse of political desert that is Sierra Leone, hope for a politically relevant and significant third party, emerged like a distant oasis – a third party that will challenge the cyclical grip of the two main [Read More]

Politics & Law

Woeful erosion of Justice in Sierra Leone 

April 5, 2024 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Alpha Amadu Jalloh (The Fox): 05 April 2024: In the Republic of Sierra Leone, a disturbing trend has emerged that begs the question: is our police force serving as a law enforcement agency or merely a media house? The lamentable state of affairs within our law enforcement institutions raises grave [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone’s civil society demands swift tribunal judgment of Auditor General’s trial

April 5, 2024 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Amin Kef Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 05 April 2024: Sierra Leone’s Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are urgently calling on the tribunal that was set up to investigate the country’s Auditor-General and one of her Deputies, to deliver its decision as Sierra Leoneans are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the legal [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio declares emergency on drugs epidemic but questions remain

April 5, 2024 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 05 April 2024: President Bio, yesterday declared national emergency on drugs and substance abuse epidemic that has killed hundreds, if not thousands of young people in Sierra Leone. But questions remain over the alleged involvement of members of his family in aiding, funding, facilitating, and benefiting from [Read More]

Politics & Law

Posturing and optics will not alleviate the hardships of our people – Op ed

April 3, 2024 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Basita Michael: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 April 2024: In the midst of crises such as the kushpandemic, constant power cuts, the escalating cost of living, the significant sanitation and environmental challenges in the city of Freetown, the grim ranking at 151 out of 157 countries on the Human Capital Index [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Police Board chairman – vice president Jalloh risks violating human rights – Op ed

April 3, 2024 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Alpha Amadu Jalloh (The Fox): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 April 2024: Vice President Juldeh Jalloh of Sierra Leone has made alarming calls that threaten the fundamental rights of Sierra Leonean citizens. His remarks, advocating for the denial of bail and the incarceration of individuals accused of involvement in the Koosh [Read More]

Politics & Law

Freetown Mayor Aki-Sawyerr calls for concerted and coordinated action against kush crisis

April 2, 2024 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 April 2024: “If we are to transform Freetown, the future of our youth must be protected. Say NO to KUSH! Urgent action must be taken by the relevant authorities to stop this life-threatening menace which is now a crisis in our nation. “Freetown City Council stands [Read More]

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