Politics & Law

Sierra Leone’s constitutional faultline: A walkout, a two-thirds dispute and the stakes for 2028

Sylvester Sheku Suaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 August 2026: Sierra Leone’s Parliament was plunged into one of its most consequential constitutional confrontations in years on Monday, August 10, as opposition lawmakers walked out of the chamber after the Speaker ruled that Parliament could decide individual provisions of a constitutional amendment [Read More]

Politics & Law

We are not opposed to constitutional reform, we simply do not support proportional representation – says opposition APC 

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 August 2026: Sierra Leone’s main opposition All Peoples Congress Party (APC) has this evening responded to president Bio’s appeal to all political parties to support the proposed constitutional amendments that will be voted on in parliament tomorrow, 10th August 2026, including a move away from the [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio of Sierra Leone addresses the nation ahead of tomorrow’s vote on the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 August 2026: As the people of Sierra Leone brace themselves for what is to come from parliament tomorrow Monday 10th August 2026, after members of parliament would have further debated and voted on the proposed new constitution, the president was on national television this morning explaining [Read More]

Economy & Business

ECOWAS convenes regional automotive industry development forum to accelerate West Africa’s industrial transformation

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 August 2026: The ECOWAS Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming West Africa into a competitive automotive manufacturing hub by convening the ECOWAS Regional Automotive Industry Development Forum in Abuja, Nigeria, to accelerate the implementation of the ECOWAS Regional Automotive Policy Framework and unlock the region’s [Read More]