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Sierra Leone remembers the horrors of January 6 1999

January 6, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 10

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 January 2021: Twenty-two years ago, Sierra Leone was up in flames. The capital Freetown was under siege, as rebels belonging to the Revolutionary United Force (RUF) and former renegade soldiers of the country’s army – the AFRC, turned their guns and machetes on innocent civilians. Thousands [Read More]

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President Bio confers citizenship on 22 African American citizens

January 5, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 10

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 January 2021: President Dr Julius Maada Bio has today granted Sierra Leonean citizenship to 22 African Americans who traced their origin to Sierra Leone through DNA results, most of them with roots to Bo and Tonkolili districts. Handing over Sierra Leone’s passports to the newly pronounced [Read More]

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ACC acts on 2019 auditor general report and covid-19 audit report

January 4, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 10

ACC Public Relations Office: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 04 January 2021: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) hereby informs the general public that it has recovered the sum of Five Million, Two Hundred and Sixteen Thousand, Four Hundred Leones (Just over Four Hundred Pounds Sterling), which, according to the COVID-19 Audit Report 2020, [Read More]

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What price – Palo Conteh’s freedom?

January 3, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 6

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 January 2021: President Julius Maada Bio last Friday ordered the release of hundreds of prisoners across the country who are serving sentence for various crimes, including the country’s former minister of defence – retired Major Palo Conteh. Palo Conteh was serving a two-year jail-term, after he [Read More]

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Dr. Samura Kamara’s New Year’s address to the people of Sierra Leone 

January 2, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 20

Dr. Samura Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 January 2021: My dear compatriots at home and abroad, a year has gone by, and as always, we are thankful to All Mighty God for keeping us going, throughout this unusually difficult and challenging year. We should be particularly grateful for His grace [Read More]

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President Bio’s address to the nation – ‘2021 will be better’ – a point of view

January 2, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Abraham Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 January 2021: Typically, end of year presidential speeches should be inspirational and uplifting moments for nations that have gone through a lot, especially a year like 2020 which everyone is so relieved to see the back off. These are moments when the head [Read More]

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President Bio’s New Year’s address to the nation – ‘2021 will be better’

January 1, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 12

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 January 2021: President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has delivered his 2021 New Year’s address to the nation. Wishing the seven million people of Sierra Leone a happy New Year, after much criticism of abuse of power and human rights, stifling of democracy and poor [Read More]

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ACC hands over 8 billion Leones cheque to president Bio

December 30, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 10

ACC Public Relations Office: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 December 2020: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) wishes to inform the general public that it has presented to His Excellency, President Brig. (Rtd.) Dr. Julius Maada Bio, a cheque of EIGHT BILLION LEONES (Le 8BN) as part of a total of TWENTY-SIX BILLION [Read More]

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Multi-party local government councils are vital for Sierra Leone’s democracy – Op-ed

December 30, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 19

Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden OOR: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 December 2020: Before proceeding with the main point of this article, let me briefly state that only an inane thinker will not easily recognise why the SLPP and President Bio are obsessed with bringing down Sylvia Blyden in this country. Who [Read More]

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