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Sierra Leone – Who Killed Valentina Kamanda?

February 11, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Amin Kef Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 February 2026: The nation has been thrown into deep mourning following the tragic killing of Mrs. Valentina Bisodun Catherine Kamanda (née Nicol), a respected matron and lecturer at the Faculty of Nursing, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS), University of Sierra [Read More]

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How Chernor Ojuku’s journalistic instinct brought us joy – Op ed

February 10, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

John Baimba Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 February 2026: Today, I reflect on the life of the late Chernor Ojuku Sesay, a former colleague now resting in the world beyond, whose memory remains vivid among us. Chernor who passed away six years ago, was one of the five of us [Read More]

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Sierra Leone’s former central bank governor James Sanpha Koroma has died

September 29, 2025 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierraeye: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 September 2025: James Sanpha Koroma, a towering figure in Sierra Leone’s financial, educational, and public sectors, passed away yesterday 28th September 2025, at Choithram’s Hospital in Freetown at the age of 79. Known for his signature bow tie, which became a hallmark of his polished [Read More]

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Dr Kadi Sesay – A national treasure gone but not forgotten

August 17, 2025 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Dr Mohamed Dawo (UK): Sierra Leone Telegraph:17 August 2025: Dr Kadi Sesay passed away two months ago in the United States on June 15, 2025. Her remains were brought home on Wednesday, July 16, by her daughter, international journalist Isha Sesay, accompanied by her uncle, Dr Mohamed Dawo.  She was [Read More]

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Charles Taylor’s defence counsel – Courtenay Griffiths KC has died

June 24, 2025 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 June 2025: The Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone has tonight issued a statement saying it has learned with great sadness of the death of Courtenay Griffiths, KC. Mr Griffiths represented former Liberian President Charles Ghankay Taylor during his war crimes trial before the Special Court [Read More]

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Dr Kadi Sesay – the politician and academic expected to become Sierra Leone’s first female President has died aged 76

June 16, 2025 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 June 2025: Tributes are pouring in from across Sierra Leone’s political and social divide, after the reported death yesterday of Dr Kadi Sesay, who is described as a feminist, scholar, politician, and pro-democracy advocate. Dr Kadi Sesay is reported by family sources to have passed away [Read More]

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Liberia’s former warlord Prince Yormie Johnson dies aged 72

December 1, 2024 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Murtala Mohamed Kamara & Jonah B Mulbah Snr: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 December 2024: Johnson gained global attention in 1990 when his rebel forces captured and killed former Liberian President Samuel K Doe. The senator, known as the Godfather of Nimba County, died last Thursday after falling in his home [Read More]

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Farewell to Justin William Adeyinka Bouma

February 15, 2023 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Jesmed F Suma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 February 2023: On Saturday January 7th, 2023, hundreds of Americans and Sierra Leoneans of all works of life including senior political leaders of the State of Maryland converged at the Annapolis area in MD to bid a befitting farewell to our brother and [Read More]

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World’s greatest footballer – Pele has died

December 30, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 December 2022: Pele, the Brazillian football legend passed away peacefully in his sleep in hospital in Brazil yesterday – 29th December 2022, after losing a long battle with cancer, aged 82. The hospital released a statement which read: “The Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein regretfully confirms the [Read More]

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