Election Watch

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 February 2018 After losing its two protest hearings at the National Electoral Commission to ban Dr Yumkella from contesting the forthcoming elections, the ruling APC has now taken its anger and what many regard as a divisive plot to the country’s Supreme Court. The central point [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 February 2018: As general and presidential elections scheduled for March 7th 2018 draw closer in Sierra leone, political parties have long started their campaigning, although the National Electoral Commission announced the formal start of campaign last week. Most of the parties are now putting the finishing [Read More]

Yusuf Bangura: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 February 2018 Nigerians, like citizens of many large countries, often prioritise news on domestic affairs over what goes on outside their borders. However, as regional or global powers, such countries also need to be well informed about developments around the world, especially in countries [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 February 2018 Dr. Kandeh Yumkella has won an appeal filed by the ruling APC at the head office of the country’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) in Freetown, against the decision of the Kambia District NEC Office to throw out an objection brought by the party’s candidate [Read More]

Elias Bangura: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 February 2018 After sports, politics is next in line to whip up’ drama in the lives of people. Good or bad, the hype that follows and surrounds politics has huge implications which should be well managed, because unlike sports, the consequences are often far [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 February 2018 Last Friday’s violence which brought Freetown to a standstill, when supporters of the ruling APC went on a rampage and orgy of destruction – with at least one confirmed dead, is a worrying reminder of the fragility and precarious nature of politics in Sierra [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 January 2018 Sierra Leone’s ruling party – the APC, last night published a statement into the political violence which erupted in the heart of the capital Freetown last Saturday, with at least one person confirmed dead and scores injured. Senior APC party grandees – led by [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 January 2018: The Campaign Spokesman for the opposition NGC – Dr. Julius Spencer, has joined other opposition parties in condemning the brutal APC violence and loss of life which brought the capital Freetown to a standstill yesterday. One man was stabbed to death and several others [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 January 2018 The opposition Coalition For Change Party (C4C), led by the  former vice president – Sam Sumana, who was unconstitutionally removed from office by president Koroma, has reacted to the naked violence and destruction of life which took place at the ruling APC party rally [Read More]