Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2021: There are hundreds if not thousands of cases that the courts in Sierra Leone have passed judgement on over the years, that are still awaiting enforcement by a police force few in the country have faith in when it comes to upholding justice and [Read More]

Siera Leone Telegraph: 24 July 2021: Parliamentarians in Siera Leone have voted unanimously to abolish the death penalty after intense debate, making the country the 23rd African state to end capital punishment, widely regarded as a legacy of British colonial law enforcement regime. Since gaining independence in 1961, successive governments [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 July 2021: Sierra Leone’s High Court presided by Justice Simeon Allieu on Thursday convicted Mohamed Sheku Turay, a former Banker at the Rokel Commercial Bank on two counts of corruption offences. Turay was sentenced to pay a fine of one hundred million Leones (Le 100,000,000.00) immediately [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 July 2021: Chairman of Sierra Leone’s National Corona Virus Response Center (NaCOVERC) Mr. Sheku F. Bangura has criticised the UK government’s decision to place Sierra Leone on its Covid red list of countries. Speaking at a press conference in Freetown last Wednesday, Mr Bangura said that [Read More]

SLAWIJ Communications: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 July 2021: Ministers of Cabinet under the leadership of President Julius Maada Bio yesterday Wednesday, approved the ‘Gender Empowerment Bill’ put forward and sponsored by the Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs Ms. Manty Tarawalli. Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs Ms. Manty Tarawalli [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2021: The obsession of many prominent Sierra Leoneans in public life taking on the title of “Honourable” has been dealt a big blow today after the country’s parliament decided that only elected members of parliament and Judges can be called Honourable. The Speaker of Parliament, [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2021: On Monday, President Bio and Minister of Health and Sanitation, Dr Autin Demby, concluded a teleconference with Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi the vaccine alliance, resulting in the agreement to deliver another consignment of vaccines very soon to Sierra Leone. The President said [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 July 2021: MPs in Sierra Leone last week debated new laws that will abolish the death penalty in the case of persons convicted in Sierra Leone for murder under the Offences Against the Person Act of 1861, robbery with aggravation under the Larceny Act, 1916, mutiny [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 July 2021: Speaking at an event organised by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) Jeanine Mabunda Lioko, an MP in the Democratic Republic of Congo, highlighted activities that had demonstrated success in her own country in relation to conflict-related sexual violence, but stressed much more action was [Read More]