Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 April 2021: Happy Independence anniversary! Sixty years of our independence calls for celebrations. But what exactly do we celebrate? In examining our progress as a nation over this period, one has to put things in the right perspective. Our population has changed over this [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2021: Fellow Citizens. Today, we commemorate sixty years of our country’s independence. We do so by reflecting on the vision, great sacrifice, and courage of those who led, those who helped them lead, and those who embraced their leadership to usher in our sovereignty as [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2021: Today, Sierra Leone marks 60 years of independence from British colonial rule. As frantic, last minute preparations are being made for what State House has been careful not to describe as ‘celebration’ amid growing and widespread economic hardship across the country, President Bio yesterday [Read More]
Alhaji U. N’jai: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2021: On April 27th, 2021, Sierra Leone as a nation turns 60. Celebrations across the country to mark Independence Day have become a usual tradition. There is nothing bad with fellow Sierra Leoneans celebrating Independence. After all, our colonial era began with [Read More]
Babatunde Ahonsi: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2021: Sierra Leoneans, unu adu o – una Kushe Kushe. Me na Babatunde Ahonsi, the UN Resident Coordinator in Sierra leone. On behalf of the over 700 personnel employed by 21 United Nations agencies, funds, and programmes in Sierra Leone, I would like [Read More]
Oluwole Martins: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2021: We have endured, a nation turned sixty. Hooray! For diamonds are our lot; some say our mirror and curse. In riverbeds, where miners go to ply their shovels and sieves, Diamonds might be found, robed in ragged leaves Or richly caked with [Read More]
Lansana Fofanah: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 April 2021: The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) has once again been in the spotlight over its high-handedness and alleged brutality on civilians in the country. Having been branded as a ‘Force for Good’ after the country’s civil war, the expectations of the People are [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 April 2021: General and presidential elections may be two years away, when all citizens are expected to go out to vote. But to be able to do, they will first need to register or reconfirm their citizenship with the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA). The Confirmation [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 April 2021: Am emergency sitting of Sierra Leone’s parliament taking place at the Bintumani Conference Hall in Aberdeen, Freetown, summoned by president Julius Maada Bio, is at a standstill, as opposition APC MPs are refusing to allow the session to go ahead. Today, and once again, [Read More]
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