Election Watch

In Sierra Leone – State institutions that are supposed to serve the people are fanning the flames of war – Op ed

Ivan Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 June 2023: The Sierra Leone Police, the military, Electoral Commission Sierra Leone (ECSL) and the judiciary are laying the foundation for our country to slide back to conflict. The heads of all of these institutions were deliberately handpicked and appointed to serve the interest [Read More]

Election Watch

A tale of two election campaigns in Sierra Leone – one marred by police violence and the other protected by power of incumbency

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 June 2023: As Sierra Leone’s presidential and general elections approach, the two political Argonauts – Maada Bio SLPP and Samura Kamara APC, are fiercely reaching out not only to their traditional supporters but the opponent’s stronghold, where they need to convince voters to vote outside the [Read More]