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If my party is classed a terrorist entity, am I a terrorist?

May 26, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 14

Ibrahim S Mansaray: 26 May 2020: In the early 1990s, Leonard Weinberg wrote the first and foremost article about the conditions under which political parties turn to terrorist activities. He argued that the links between terrorist groups and political parties have become common, often affecting each other’s appearances and disappearances. [Read More]

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Eid Mubarak – a clarion call for peace and national reconciliation in Sierra Leone

May 24, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 7

Dr Kandeh K Yumkella: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 May 2020: On this Holy Day of Eid ul Fitr, may the Almighty answer our sacrifices and prayers and  grant us the courage and fortitude to rise above our frailties and put Salone Fos. We pray that this auspicious day of Eid [Read More]

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Diplomats condemn violence in Sierra Leone but short of accusing APC of terrorism

May 23, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 21

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 May 2020: If president Bio was expecting the international community to support his bid to declare the country’s main opposition political party – the APC a terrorist party, then he would have been in for a shock when he met representatives of the diplomatic community last [Read More]

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Has coronavirus reshaped democratic rights?

May 23, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Ibrahim Sourie Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 May 2020: The new coronavirus pandemic is not only wreaking destruction on public health and global economy but disrupting democracy and governance worldwide. It has hit at a time when democracy was already under threat in many places, and it risks exacerbating democratic [Read More]

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The truth about the truth dressed in robes of censor

May 23, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 May 2020: The internet was once seen as the best thing to happen to mankind since slice bread. That notion has become increasingly so since social media got into the mix. No need to catalogue the value of the internet in terms of information [Read More]

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Dr Sylvia Blyden refused bail by magistrate

May 22, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 18

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 May 2020: Sierra Leone’s former minister of social welfare in the Koroma-led APC government, who was arrested by police and has been in detention for the past three weeks, appeared at the magistrate court today, where many expected her to be granted bail. But those hopes [Read More]

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Sierra Leone’s new minister of internal affairs responds to questions from public

May 22, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 15

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 May 2020: Newly appointed Minister of Internal Affairs of Sierra Leone – David Panda Noah, was a guest at Radio Democracy in Freetown yesterday, where he spoke about his new job and the changes he is planning to make to policing in the country. Responding to [Read More]

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President Bio discusses recent violence and covid-19 with civil society – Point of view

May 21, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Ibrahim S. Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 May 2020: Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are independent entities and ought to know very well their mandate. The President calling them to a dialogue with regards how they should go about doing their job is suspicious. It’s just a trick to curry favour. [Read More]

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Care to come for a toast your Excellency and you Finance Minister?

May 21, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Puawui – Dr Sama Banya: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 May 2020: It has not been a pleasant week for me, nor I believe for many other Sierra Leoneans. We had just finished another three days lockdown, and I was hoping for some news to lift up my spirits over the [Read More]

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