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Sierra Leone – four hundred and twenty-one new Ebola cases

November 12, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 November 2014 Tonight there are reports of a big rise in Ebola cases in Sierra Leone. Sky breaking news reports of 420 new cases. If officially confirmed, this latest Ebola statistics proves what many, including the Sierra Leone Telegraph have been saying about the government’s persistent [Read More]

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Editorial

The king can do no wrong

November 12, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 November 2014 Since you can never underestimate the evil in politics until you are a victim, we need to be aware that we also don’t have to be the corpse to go to a funeral. Without fear of repetition, one sacred fact which [Read More]

Politics & Law

Tony Blair in Freetown to renew contract with president Koroma

November 11, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 November 2014 – This story was first published on 17 January 2013 Sierra Leone is in desperate need of cash – estimated at more than $1 billion to help rehabilitate its creaky drinking water supply system,  electricity generating and distribution plants, drainage and waste management systems, [Read More]

Editorial

David Tam Baryoh’s forced signed confession to freedom

November 11, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 November 2014 The imminent release of popular journalist David Tam Bayoh from prison, has been engineered by a Committee set up to secure his release. The committee, who met Tam Baryoh in prison and also spoke with president Koroma at State House, is made up of [Read More]

Editorial

Arrest of a journalist in Sierra Leone – presidential tantrums exposed

November 11, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 November 2014 Today marks exactly a week since popular radio talk show host David Tam Baryoh was arrested by police in Freetown, after an order for his detention was signed by president Koroma. (Photo: Police chief – Munu). Sources at State House say that the journalist [Read More]

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Sierra Leone – calls for UN to investigate unlawful detention and torture of journalist  

November 9, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 November 2014 As Sierra Leone’s most popular radio talk show journalist – Dr. David Tam Baryoh spends another night at the Pademba Road Prison in Freetown, the legality of and constitutional basis for the president’s arrogation of such powers of arrest, are now seriously being questioned [Read More]

Editorial

$450 million to help business stay afloat in Ebola-affected countries

November 7, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 November 2014 Ebola is taking a heavy toll on the economies of the three West African nations that are at the centre of the outbreak – Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Tens of billions of dollars are expected to be wiped off the GDP growth forecasts [Read More]

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News in Perspective

Ebola rages – Journalist arrested in Sierra Leone for speaking out

November 5, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 November 2014 Last Saturday president Koroma visited the south of the country to see firsthand, the efforts being made by the districts’ medical teams and local people, in fighting Ebola. But back in the capital Freetown, all was not well. The main topic for discussion on [Read More]

News in Perspective

Lockdown not imminent – president Koroma demands military style Ebola war

November 4, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 November 2014 Another Sierra Leonean doctor – Godfrey George (Photo), has died of the Ebola virus, after a very short illness. This brings the total number of doctors that have succumbed to the virus in Sierra Leone to five. Since May, 2014, more than 200 health [Read More]

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