Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 April 2015 Hundreds of thousands, if not millions of children, are expected to return to school in Sierra Leone today, since the deadly Ebola brought the country close to paralysis last year. But it is not certain how many parents will refuse to send their children [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 April 2015 According to a statement from State House in Freetown, president Koroma left Freetown yesterday, with a large entourage of twenty staff, to attend the annual joint IMF – World Bank spring meeting in Washington, USA. But president Koroma will not be meeting president Obama [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 April 2015 Thousands of Sierra Leoneans yesterday 11th April 2015, gathered at the White House Lafayette Park in Washington DC, to protest the unconstitutional actions of president Koroma. (Photo: Mrs. Philomena Yumkella – centre, at the rally yesterday). The unconstitutional sacking of the elected vice president over [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 April 2015 There have been calls by a handful of opposition supporters for nationwide protests, following the appointment of Ambassador Victor Bockarie Foh as Vice President of Sierra Leone, after the sacking of the former vice president by president Ernest Bai Koroma. They seem to be [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 April 2015 The Supreme Court hearing into president Koroma’s decision to sack vice president Sam Sumana, without due process as enshrined in the country’s Constitution, started this morning in Freetown. Five Supreme Court Judges, including Justices Valesius Thomas – the country’s acting chief justice, Nicholas Browne [Read More]
Alan Luke Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 April 2015 Kandeh Yumkella (Photo) needs to invigorate his presidential bid if he is serious about winning the SLPP race for flagbearer and the presidency in 2018. So far, his campaign is yet to get off to a proper start. This may suggest a [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 April 2015 Following last Saturday’s shocking news of a possible return of Ebola to Kailahun district of Sierra Leone, after succeeding in keeping the virus at bay for one hundred and eleven consecutive days, it seems the people of the district can tonight breathe a sigh [Read More]
Kingsley Ighobor in Freetown, Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 April 2015 Paolo Conteh, Sierra Leone’s defence minister and head of the country’s National Ebola Response Centre, was an athlete who set a 400 metres national record in 1982 that remains unbeaten to this day. These days, Mr. Conteh uses [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 April 2015 Political tension in Sierra Leone continues to rise alarmingly, amid a worrying hike in the number of new Ebola cases, especially in the capital Freetown and the north of the country. But with a government that is becoming increasingly touchy over the activities of [Read More]
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