Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 March 2017 Although the electoral registration process that kicked off two days ago in Sierra Leone is fraught with immense technical, logistics and human resource difficulties, several of the country’s opposition presidential aspirants have been out and about registering their intention to vote and to be [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 March 2017 With elections in Sierra Leone slated for 7th of March 2018, the country’s electoral commission – NEC opened its doors to millions of potential voters for the registration process across the country two days ago – 20th of March. But after just two days [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 March 2017 John Walubengo looks at preparations in Kenya by the Electoral Body, in advance of the country’s August 2017 elections, and the use of biometric voter registration, electronic voter identification and results transmission systems. As voter registration and verification gets underway in Sierra Leone, can [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 February 2017 Last Saturday’s by-election in constituency 066 in the district of Tonkolili, which was won by the ruling APC party, has been described by the opposition SLPP as unfair and violent, with plenty of evidence of electoral malpractice. With general and presidential elections due in [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 February 2017 Sierra Leone’s opposition SLPP party has made a Herculean start in reducing the 60% national electoral majority gained by the ruling APC in 2012, after a tough show of strength and unity at last Saturday’s by-election in Bumbuna, Tonkolili district. The by-election came about [Read More]
Romola Adeola Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 February 2017 The tensions that followed the historic electoral defeat of Gambia strongman President Yahya Jammeh has been a litmus test for democracy in Africa beyond the tiny West African nation. It is five years since the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance came into force. [Read More]
Concerned Citizen (Culled) Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 February 2017 Constitution 066 has unique attributes, and the tussle there cannot be applied to the nation in general. The ruling APC party must be reeling at having been made to work so hard in a constituency that has traditionally given them the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 January 2017 There was jubilation across The Gambia last night when reports of the former dictator Yahya Jammeh’s departure from the country were published. As the images of Jammeh boarding a plane bound for Guinea spread like wild fire, the people of The Gambia waved [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 January 2017 In the next few hours the world will witness two very ugly faces of democracy, from across the Atlantic – one in Africa and the other in the USA. In America preparations are being made for the inauguration of Donald Trump – the controversial [Read More]
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