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Sierra Leone authorities must immediately disclose whereabouts of former ministers and  others

May 13, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 21

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 May 2020: As fears grow over the continuing detention of the former defence minister Palo Conteh, Dr Sylvia Blyden and others, serious questions are now being asked about the government’s refusal to allow close family and legal representatives to see them. It is now almost twenty [Read More]

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Should Sierra Leoneans be pawns on the SLPP-APC political chessboard?

May 13, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 8

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 May 2020: Politics used to be a battle for the hearts and minds of the public.  It is not surprising then that our main political parties are now locked in this battle, to win our hearts and minds. But at what cost? Unfortunately, this [Read More]

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Sierra Leone Chief Justice orders courts to reopen for politically sensitive criminal trials

May 12, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 8

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 May 2020: Last Friday, President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone delivered an address to the nation, in response to a week of violence and youth unrest in various parts of the country, which many – including the main opposition APC believe to have been sparked [Read More]

Politics & Law

An open letter to the father of Sierra Leone – president Julius Maada Bio

May 12, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 20

Femi Claudius Cole: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 May 2020: We waited with anticipation for your address to the nation, as we hoped you would somehow make us feel better and hopeful as we all struggle with the Corona virus pandemic. You spoke to us and we are grateful, but we [Read More]

Politics & Law

APC responds to president Bio’s terrorism accusation

May 11, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 14

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 May 2020: Two days ago, president Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone stunned the nation in a national TV and radio broadcast, when he told the people of Sierra Leone that:  “Evidence emerging from investigations have named known local leaders and members of the APC as [Read More]

Politics & Law

State violence and political repression in Sierra Leone

May 10, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 17

Chernoh Alpha M. Bah and Matthew Anderson: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 May 2020: Protests, social unrest, violence; these symptoms do not appear in a society without a cause. When democratic expression is repressed, when the voices of oppressed people are suppressed, and when state violence becomes unbearable, the end products [Read More]

Abdulai Mansaray

An eye for an eye will only make the world go blind

May 10, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 May 2020: Just when you think that the world at large and Sierra Leone in particular, is facing the ravages of an invisible enemy – the Corona Virus, our nation is plunged on the precipice of self destruction – a clear affirmation of our [Read More]

Dr. Sama Banya - Puawui

President Bio has spoken – No more kid glove

May 9, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 20

PUAWUI – Dr Sama Banya: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 09 May 2020: Almost a year ago to the day, that is in May, 2019, I published an opinion in my Puawui column with the title, “When enough is enough- time to call the APC’s bluff.” The Sierra Leone Telegraph edition of [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio declares war on violence and shuts door on national reconciliation

May 9, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 26

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 09 May 2020: President Julius Maada Bio has delivered his long awaited address to the people of Sierra Leone on the rapid decline of law and order in the country, as well as the spate of civil disturbance and youth violence. His address comes following a meeting [Read More]

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