Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 May 2025: In every functioning democracy, the role of the First Lady is generally understood to be ceremonial, supportive yet respectful of constitutional boundaries. First Ladies are not elected officials. They do not hold executive powers, nor are they permitted to interfere in [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2025: The U.S. government reaffirmed its commitment to maritime security and regional cooperation by sponsoring Obangame Express 2025, a premier multinational maritime exercise held across West and Central Africa. In Sierra Leone, the United States Navy (USN) embedded two representatives, Lieutenant Klee and Logistics Specialist [Read More]
Sheriff Mahmud Ismail: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2028: In a measured yet compelling show of statesmanship, the All People’s Congress (APC) party has reiterated its unwavering support for a credible, development-oriented national census while raising critical concerns over what it sees as the politicisation of the process by the [Read More]
Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 May 2025: In democratic societies, the principle that no one is above the law is sacrosanct. It ensures that justice is blind, fair, and equally applied, no matter one’s title or social standing. But in Sierra Leone today, this very principle is under [Read More]
Basita Michael: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 May 2025: President Julius Maada Bio’s regime, unopposed by a weak and feeble opposition, unhindered by a compromised Anti-Corruption Commission, unchecked by a largely self-censored media, surrounded and propped up by sycophants and yes men who are unwilling or scared to disagree with him [Read More]
John Leigh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 May 2025: Consider the case of the late President Momoh. He succeeded President Stevens during the late 1980s. After the spending boondoggle of the Stevens OAU Conference in Freetown, President Momoh did not see the need to control the deep corruption culture Stevens left [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 May 2025: With millions of poor British families struggling to obtain social housing, the wife of President Bio of Sierra Leone is a tenant of a two-bedroom council flat in Southwark, one of the most deprived boroughs in London, UK, according to British Newspapers and GB [Read More]
Jarrah Kawusu-Konte: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 May 2025: For much of the ten defining years of Sierra Leone’s democratic journey, I served as the Manager and later Director of Communications at State House during the APC-led government. (Photo above: Dr Ibrahim Bangura). I was in the engine room, crafting messages, [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 May 2025: The Department of Political Affairs, Peace, and Security (PAPS) of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission in partnership with the West Africa Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS) has concluded a three-day Regional Conference on Sustainable Participation of Youth in Governance in the [Read More]
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