Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 March 2018: In just a few hours the people of Sierra Leone will be going to the polls to elect a new president. But already, there are fears the country’s elections body – the National Electoral Commission may be planning to violate a High Court order, [Read More]
John Baimba Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 March 2018: As Sierra Leone goes to the runoff polls tomorrow, we have been left with two options for the presidency. Yes, but one has a challenging past, and for that, we rather vote for a Samura presidency, since he is no stranger [Read More]
Julius Maada Bio: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 March 2018: Fellow Sierra Leoneans, I greet you all under the auspices of Unity, Freedom and Justice. We must accept the fact that this is a defining moment for our democracy and our beloved Sierra Leone as this election determines the smooth sail [Read More]
Chernoh Alpha M. Bah: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 March 2018: Events unfolding in Freetown this week have clearly illustrated the political mood in Sierra Leone. The incumbent regime of Ernest Bai Koroma and his All Peoples Congress (APC) have been all-but-defeated and are now in a permanently collapsing defensive position. [Read More]
Dr. Lans Gberie: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 March 2018: It is a sure sign of its remarkable transformation that presidential election in Sierra Leone on March 7, 2018, went almost unnoticed elsewhere. Less than two decades ago, Sierra Leone often appeared in headlines about blood diamonds and child soldiers. An [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 March 2018: In less than forty-eight hours, voting in the second round of elections in Sierra Leone will be briskly underway, as the people of Sierra Leone decide whether to continue to be governed by the ruling APC, whose poor economic performance record and lack of [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 March 2018: Yesterday, the National Election Watch (NEW) published a statement, accusing the presidential candidate for the SLPP party – Julius Maada Bio, of making “inflammatory statements” on national media. NEW said: “Our attention has been drawn to recent statements made by the presidential candidate of [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 March 2018: The National Grand Coalition Party (NGC) has given its qualified support for today’s court decision to hold the presidential runoff election on Saturday, 31st March 2018, as the party comes to terms with what many in Sierra Leone describe as “electoral victory stolen from [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 March 2018: The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone has today accepted a proposal from the National Electoral Commission, for voters to go to the polls on Saturday, 31 March 2018 to elect their president. This Supreme Court endorsement comes after a High Court Judge earlier this [Read More]
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