Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 April 2025: It was 64 years last Sunday when Sierra Leone gained its independence from its colonial master, Great Britain. It marked the end of an era and the dawn of another. Independence meant that Sierra Leoneans took over the reins for self–rule, self–determination, [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 April 2025: Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, on Monday April 28, 2025, called for people-centered leadership while delivering the opening reflections at the Salone Day National Symposium, marking Sierra Leone’s 64th Independence Anniversary. The event, organized by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education, was attended [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 April 2025: Many Africans across the continent are uncertain about President Trump’s Africa policy – what it is, and how it will impact the lives of hundreds of millions. This uncertainty became even more worrying after President Trump’s recent offer of military assistance to the government [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 April 2025: The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, will be presented with the 2021 Lawrence C. Nussdorf Urban Leadership Prize at the University of Pennsylvania, USA this Friday 25th April. The 2021 award presentation was delayed due to COVID-related restrictions that prevented in-person gatherings. This special [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 April 2025: The ECOWAS Commission through the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP) organized in collaboration with the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) and the Federal Ministry of Energy from 14 to 15 April 2025 in Abuja, Nigeria a seminar for more than 25 Nigerian experts [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 April 2025: Following active participation in the 2025 ECOSOC Youth Forum at United Nations Headquarters, the Youth Charter is issuing a call for a more youth-centred and action-oriented global communiqué. This call urges the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and all Member States to elevate [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 April 2025: On April 14th, 2025, the Ministry of Information and Civic Education in Sierra Leone issued a press release heralding what it described as a successful conclusion of the recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to the country. But beyond the polished language and cherry-picked [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 April 2025: In the early hours of Sunday morning, thick smoke rose above State House, Sierra Leone’s most secure address, as flames tore through the third and fourth floors of the building. Gutted were the Finance and Records Departments, the Office of the Press Secretary, and [Read More]
Dr. Doma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 April 2025: On Saturday, April 12, 2025, something unusual – and frankly, quite alarming -happened. Sierra Leone’s State House, the official residence of the President and the beating heart of our nation’s executive authority, caught fire. Yes, that building. The symbol of our sovereignty. [Read More]
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