Politics & Law

ECOWAS launches national platforms for the ECOWAS Cross Border Cooperation Support Programme

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 November 2026: The ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Free Movement of Persons, Migration and Tourism, held a meeting in Conakry, Guinea, on 22 October 2026 to launch the National Platform for the ECOWAS Regional Cross-Border Cooperation Support Programme (ECBCSP). The Programme is a multisectoral initiative [Read More]

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Joseph F Kamara, Sierra Leone’s former attorney-general & minister of justice: The man who sacrificed his freedom, titles and position in pursuit of constitutionality

Saidu Bangura: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 October 2026: On 11th October 2026, I walked into the Pademba Road prison with a broken spirit. My boss Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara, Sierra Leone’s former attorney-general & minister of justice, had spent his fourth night behind bars, and despite my repeated visits, the reality [Read More]

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Contempt of court or contempt of due process? The detention of former Attorney General of Sierra Leone – Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 October 2026: The unfortunate events of 7 and 8 October 2026, involving the Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, Justice Komba Kamanda, and former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara (JFK), during the Supreme Court proceedings concerning the Constitutional Amendment Bill, raise fundamental questions about [Read More]

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Sierra Leone’s prickly Chief Justice Komba Kamanda lost his rag and ordered the arrest of senior opposition lawyer for contempt of Supreme Court

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 October 2026: There was drama at Sierra Leone’s Supreme Court yesterday, as the senior lawyer for the country’s main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party – Barrister Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara (JFK) who himself is a former Attorney-General, was asked by the Chief Justice – Komba Kamanda [Read More]

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African Union and UN renew agreements to strengthen strategic partnership in operational support

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2026: At a ceremony at UN Headquarters in New York, on 21 September, H.E. Selma Malika Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and Mr. Atul Khare, Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support, signed the renewed Memorandum of Intent on cooperation in operational support and Memorandum [Read More]

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General Birame Diop and Ambassador Marc Fonbaustier discuss cooperation between ECOWAS and France

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 September 2026: The two leaders addressed the security challenges hindering peace and stability in West Africa, including terrorism, organized crime, insecurity, cybercrime, cross-border crime, misinformation, and disinformation. Marc Fonbaustier reiterated France’s commitment to further supporting ECOWAS’s efforts to address these challenges and promote regional peace, security, [Read More]