Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 August 2021: Former President of Sierra Leone – Ernest Bai Koroma, who is leading the African Union Elections Observation Mission to Zambia, on Monday held consultations with Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu, and other stakeholders, on a range of issues to promote peaceful, fair, transparent and credible [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 August 2021: At the High Court yesterday in Freetown, Justice Adrian J. Fisher who is presiding in the case involving Sierra Leone’s main opposition APC party strongman – Alfred Peter Conteh as plaintiff, and the defendants – Chairman and Leader of the APC party – Dr. [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 August 2021: President Dr Julius Maada Bio has today departed London for “a private visit to Turkey”, where according to State House report, “he is expected to spend two weeks and meet potential private sector investors with business interests in Sierra Leone.” His two weeks “private [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 August 2021 As pressure mounts on lawmakers in Sierra Leone to amend the country’s Constitution, so that Sierra Leonean nationals living overseas can be nominated for elections, as well as serve as ministers of State without first renouncing their overseas citizenship, former Attorney General – Joseph [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 August 2021: The Consortium of Progressive Political Parties in Sierra Leone, otherwise known as the COPPP, yesterday Monday published a statement saying that democracy is seriously being threatened by the government of Sierra Leone. They are accusing the government of president Bio of closing down the [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 August 2021: The United Nations has today published its largest report on climate change, warning of global catastrophe ahead of the forthcoming Climate Change Summit (COP26) taking place in Scotland in November. The UN report is calling on all countries to do more in taking urgent [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 August 2021: Magistrate Mark Ngegba of the Pademba Road Magistrate Court No 2 in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Wednesday granted 28-year-old Adama Conteh bail in the sum of Le50,000,000, after appearing in court on preliminary investigations for dishonestly abstracting electricity supply contrary to Section 68 of [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 August 2021: Last Tuesday President Bio’s Chief Minister – Jacob Jusu Saffa, said he is committed to supporting government ministries to deliver their respective sector plans and annual work programs, so as to fulfil President Bio’s New Direction Agenda, by coordinating efforts, facilitating processes and following-up [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 August 2021: Sierra Leone’s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) last Wednesday discussed with partners about the need for improved disaster management, preparedness, response and recovery through effective collaboration. The meeting brought together Pillar Heads and partners from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Red Cross Society-SL, [Read More]