Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 August 2023: The military in the West African State of Gabon have taken power from President Ali Bongo (Photo above), after the country’s electoral commission declared Bongo the winner of presidential election which took place last week. The opposition leader has disputed the results of the [Read More]
Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 August 2023: I am extremely fortunate. I was born in Dominica to a father who was part of a generation of great Caribbean men. He believed in equality, and he believed in me. To him, his daughters were [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 August 2023: The European Union Office in Sierra Leone is calling on you to take part in a survey that could help shape the way the EU works in Sierra Leone, including its development priorities. Here are some examples of the work of the EU in [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 August 2023: A key reason for institutional failures in Sierra Leone is the shameful reluctance of their leadership to tell successive presidents the truth, even if it means the heads of those institutions may lose their job. The unlawful sacking of the country’s Auditor General – [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 August 2023: The government of Sierra Leone made a controversial announcement last week that it will be establishing an embassy in disputed city of Jerusalem, which the State of Israel is claiming as its capital, despite protest by Palestinians who are demanding that the east of [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 August 2023: There is deep anger across many parts of Sierra Leone as President Bio hires a US advertising and publicity agency to help clean up his government’s poor image abroad. The deal which critics say would cost millions of dollars will involve publishing government propaganda [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 August 2023: Magistrate Abu Bakarr Bangura of the Waterloo Magistrate’s Court this week remanded fifty-two accused persons for being in possession of “Kush” and frequenting a place used for the smoking of “Kush” contrary to Section 48(1) of the Pharmacy & Drugs Act 2001. According to [Read More]
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 August 2023: General election in Sierra Leone has come and gone. The drums may appear to have fallen silent, but like a swimming duck, there’s on going diplomatic gymnastics bubbling underneath the surface as the APC and SLPP parties embark on the charm offensive, [Read More]
Sylvanus Fornah Koroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 August 2023: Nearly two months have passed since the conduct of the June 24, 2023, multi-tier elections in Sierra Leone, yet the publishing of the elections results remain pending. This delay in adhering to the legal requirement outlined in ‘section 93 of the [Read More]
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