Politics & Law

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]

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Sierra Leone’s President Bio, Section 122 and the Constitutional Amendment Bill — what does the constitution actually say? Op ed

Haroun Zubairu: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2026: My fellow Sierra Leoneans, there is now another major development in the controversy surrounding the Constitutional Amendment Bill. President Julius Maada Bio has referred a petition concerning the Bill to the Supreme Court, relying on Section 122 subsection 1 of the 1991 [Read More]

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Sierra Leone’s President Bio seeks judicial opinion on Constitutional Amendment Bill to break political deadlock

Lawrence Williams: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 September 2026: President Julius Maada Bio has referred the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill to the Supreme Court for a judicial opinion, citing the need for constitutional clarity and national consensus on the Bill. “It is the President’s considered view that the passage of such an [Read More]

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Sierra Leone’s opposition APC court injunction – Judicial overreach that paralyzes a party

Yoni Emmanuel Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 04 September 2026: On 27 August 2026, the High Court issued an interim injunction restraining APC National Chairman Osman Foday Yansaneh and National Secretary General Lansana Dumbuya from performing their executive functions. On paper, this may look like a procedural order intended to preserve [Read More]