Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 February 2024: Following days of accusations and counter- accusations among stakeholders and shareholders of the Freetown Bus Service known as ‘Waka Fine’, including government ministers, after the chaotic and disorganized launching of the service last week, the public is now demanding answers. The government of Sierra [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 February 2024: A five-person team from the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and the United States Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF) have completed a five-day assessment visit from January 29th to February 2nd, 2024, with the Sierra Leone Navy to support the development of its maritime security [Read More]
Ibrahim Baimba Koroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 February 2024: On Friday 2 February 2024, the newly arrived 50 government buses labelled WakaFine Bus Operations commenced operations in Freetown. The bus service is arguably the largest in the passenger transportation market in Freetown and across the country. As much as the [Read More]
Kabs Kanu: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 February 2024: The ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP) is convinced that the thrust of the international community mediated tripartite dialogue is about the conduct of future elections, while the opposition All People’s Congress (APC ) is still giving its supporters faint hopes [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 05 February 2024: Held at the University of Cape Town, South Africa and hosted by the African Centre for Cities in partnership with Big Win Philanthropy and Bloomberg Philanthropies, this year’s African Mayoral Leadership Initiative (AMALI) City Leadership Forum was attended by 15 Mayors and Governors, including [Read More]
Murtala Mohamed Kamara: 04 February 2024: There has been a lot of excitement surrounding the introduction of 50 new public service buses under the Resilient Urban initiative, a collaboration between the World Bank and the Sierra Leone Government to address transportation needs in Freetown. Last week, I had the opportunity [Read More]
John Elliot: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 January 2024: For alleged ‘misconduct’ without stating the specific nature of the offence, a Sierra Leonean war hero, Colonel Musa Bangura, has been summarily dismissed from the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces. Reliable military sources say Colonel Bangura was last Friday morning, January [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 January 2024: President Julius Maada Bio yesterday joined the world in celebrating International Day of Education under the theme: “Learning for Lasting Peace”, at this year’s national event in the southern city of Bo. The five-day celebration, which started on January 22, brought together school pupils [Read More]
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 January 2024: The court of public opinion on Sierra Leone is in full swing, thanks to the recent political and judicial gymnastics surrounding the former President of Sierra Leone Dr Ernest Bai Koroma. There is no doubt that Sierra Leone is venturing into uncharted [Read More]
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