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Important Notice to readers and commentators

May 4, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 04 May 2020: Dear Readers and Forumites We regret to inform you that due to the increasingly very large volume of comments we are now receiving every day for publishing (over 100 a day), we cannot meet the request of everyone. Please note therefore, that only a [Read More]

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Africans in the diaspora – converting brain drain into a brain gain

November 12, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Abdulai Mansaray Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 November 2017 My friend once asked me to go on a cruise ship for a two- week holiday, but I turned him down. I reminded him that the last time my ancestors went on such a trip, they ended up in plantations. In those [Read More]

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The chief has unnerved the political establishment

July 6, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 6

Santhkie Sorie Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 July 2017 In the Temne/Thaimneh language, Kandeh means chief, as does Bai, although the former is regarded as more colourful. Kandeh Yumkella has unnerved both S.L.P.P and A.P.C in a way that they have not experienced in decades. (Photo: Kandeh Yumkella – a man [Read More]

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SLPP debacle – a point of view

July 6, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sahr Philie Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 July 201 The worst thing that can happen to the SLPP is to encourage Dr. Kandeh Yumkella to re-join their ranks. Yes, his departure will hurt the party in some way, because multiparty politics is about numbers. Similarly, the party will be hurt if [Read More]

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The battle of the titans in Kychom Northern Sierra Leone

July 1, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Dr Columba Blango Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 July 2017 The results of yesterday’s local council election in Kychom saw the APC lose an election in the North for the first time in nine years. The election was a battle of the titans for supremacy at several levels, and it also [Read More]

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Tribal politics has given rise to corruption and marginalisation of communities

June 26, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 June 2017 Tribal politics in Africa is one of the reasons most communities across the continent are suffering massive under-development, social injustice, marginalisation, and at worse – violent conflict and loss of life. Even a small country like Sierra Leone where the majority of citizens live [Read More]

Dele Awoonor-Gordon

The people are talking – but those in power are not listening

May 15, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 May 2017 It was an uncharacteristically hot afternoon as I boarded the taxi heading for the sleepy remote village of Regent. I wasn’t in too much of a mood to talk after the usual harrowing experience of trying to get the basics done. [Read More]

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SLPP must focus on voter registration and not be distracted

April 10, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Yusuf Keketoma Sandi Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 April 2017 I listened to the recent interview of my friend, lawyer Sulaiman Banja Tejan Sie on Mamba TV about the injunction granted against the SLPP. I was more disappointed when he spoke as a party member than on the legal issues, as [Read More]

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Building blocks for peace and roadmap for SLPP 2018 victory

April 10, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Dr. Columba Blango Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 April 2017 Assuming that Julius Maada Bio and Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella were to meet, what will they discuss? They have to still be on the high road and consider how to build an inclusive SLPP THAT WILL TAKE THE CONCERNS OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS [Read More]

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