Sheriff Mahmud Ismail: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2025: Throughout Sierra Leone’s history there have been many stories, some proud, others painful, about the country’s ’s political architecture. Among the most poignant of these stories is the reflection on how, long before independence, a structure was imposed upon the nation [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2025: President Bio of Sierra Leone was yesterday elected Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the ECOWAS summit in Abuja. The first time Sierra Leone held the ECOWAS chairmanship was in [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 June 2025: Freetown’s Mayor – Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr yesterday held a meeting with members of the United Nations Electoral Needs Assessment Mission, in the country’s capital Freetown. Speaking after the meeting, Aki-Sawyerr said: “I welcomed the opportunity to meet with the United Nations Electoral Needs Assessment Mission [Read More]
Dr Doma: Siera Leone Telegraph: 9 June 2025: The government of Sierra Leone is reportedly preparing to divide the city of Freetown into two separate cities and from all indications, they are only waiting on the President’s signature to make it official. While some see this as a step toward [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 June 2025: “In accordance with the presidential proclamation, the U.S. Embassy has suspended issuance of tourist, business, student, and exchange visitor non-immigrant visas (categories B, F, M, and J) to nationals of Sierra Leone and can only issue immigrant visas for immediate family members of U.S. [Read More]
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 June 2025: An article titled “SLPP accused of planning to steal 2028 elections by creating new electoral districts in its stronghold and Freetown” (thesierraleonetelegraph.com (May 29-2025) seems to invoke post 2023 general elections with a bad taste of Déjà vu. The Tripartite Committee was [Read More]
Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 June 2025: In recent months, Sierra Leone has witnessed a disturbing contrast in its pursuit of justice. While the government moves swiftly to arrest alleged coup plotters, it remains suspiciously hesitant to take action against Jos Leijdekkers, a convicted Dutch drug trafficker who [Read More]
Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 June 2025: In any functioning democracy, opposition parties serve as the counterweight to power. They are the necessary check that ensures the ruling government does not overreach, abuse authority, or govern with impunity. But in Sierra Leone today, the opposition All People’s Congress [Read More]
Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 June 2025: When the Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs, Ambassador Tamba Lamina, stood before the media at the Ministry of Information and Civic Education on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, he unveiled a sweeping plan to create two new districts, carve up [Read More]
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