Bian Elkhatib and Meggie Morris Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 January 2016 Almost 5,000 miles away from his home in Chicago, Sierra Leonean Alie Kabba (Photo) awaits trial in Freetown. He is charged with bigamy, but his supporters say the contrived charge is because he is running for President of his [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 January 2016: Sierra Leone is vastly rich in natural resources, and its government is woefully incapable of exploiting this wealth creating potential, for the good of its population of six million. Corruption, poor governance, and inept leadership are responsible for the abject poverty that the people [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 January 2016 Yesterday’s meeting of the members of the SLPP UK branch was at risk of being turned into a serious fracas that could have led to the breaking up of the organisation. (Photo: Cross-section of SLPP members peacefully attending yesterday’s meeting in London, UK). A [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 January 2016 Supporters of the embattled opposition leader in Sierra Leone – Dr. Alie Kabba, who has in the last one month, been the victim of ruling APC political venom, are today protesting in London. Today’s protest they say, is a precursor of much bigger protests [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 January 2016 An investigation has been launched by police in London as vulnerable girl from Sierra Leone walks into Kent police station. Detectives are appealing for information about the teenage girl. Little is said to be known about the girl, who is believed to be aged [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 January 2016 After spending two nights in the maximum security jail, following the decision of magistrate Seray Wurie to refuse bail, Alie Kabba was today granted a ‘stay of execution’ by the Koroma government. Will the country’s Attorney General intervene on grounds of ‘nolle prosequi’, now [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 January 2016 The grim message coming out of Freetown, Sierra Leone tonight is a simple, though chilling statement by supporters of opposition politician Alie Kabba: “Where there is no justice, there can be no hope”. Alie Kabba has once again been denied bail and sent to [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 January 2016 Dear Madame Lagarde In March 2014, Liberia was hit by the unprecedented outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). (photo: IMF Chief Lagarde and president Sirleaf). The outbreak permeated the social and economic fabric of our country, significantly undermining our economic activities and [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 January 2016 “Justice delayed is justice denied”, says supporters calling for the immediate and unconditional release of opposition presidential hopeful – Alie Kabba, who has been charged by the Koroma government with bigamy, despite protesting his innocence. (Photo: Alie Kabba meeting youths in Lumley, west of [Read More]
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