Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 June 2020: According to the 2019 Global Human Freedom index, Sierra Leone ranked 132 out of 162 countries, scoring 5.99 – dropping 20 places from 2018. Sierra Leone ranked 112 out of 162 nations in 2018 – thats 5 places from 2017; and 107 out of [Read More]
Mansah Henry Bangura: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 June 2020: Last Friday, Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella MP and leader of the NGC party in parliament, paid what many described as a very timely visit to The Bombali Covid19 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Makeni. The highly esteemed Member of Parliament visited the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 June 2020: Speculations are growing across the political divide in Sierra Leone, after a leading pro SLPP government newspaper – Global Times, published a story recently stating that the next general and presidential elections will be held in 2024 – not 2023 as expected. According to [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 June 2020: Today, 27th June 2020, marks the first anniversary of the departure of our beloved father, brother, grandad, uncle, cousin, and friend – Mr Michael Alphonso Kalley, who sadly passed away in Freetown on the 27th of June 2019, aged 66. Michael was a long-time [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 June 2020: Democracy was at work in Sierra Leone’s parliament yesterday, when the main opposition APC party, led by Honourable Chernoh Ramadan Maju Bah voted against two of the eight presidential nominees put forward by president Julius Maada Bio for MPs approval. The two nominees opposed [Read More]
Anthony Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 June 2020: Following a five-day visit to the southeast of Sierra Leone, Hon. Kandeh Yumkella – leader of the national Granf Coalition (NGC) in parliament, has completed his coronavirus disease sensitization tour. The visit took him and party representatives to Bo, Kenema, Kailahun and [Read More]
Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 June 2020: As Mayor of the municipality of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has received widespread praise for her stewardship of the city from various quarters. Despite this, she has been walking a tight rope between a government with an uncertain interrelationship, council workers who may [Read More]
Lawrence Williams: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 June 2020: Sierra Leoneans should brace up for frequent thunderstorms and heavy winds this rainy season, resulting from the direct impacts of climate change on the environment. The likely unprecedented nature in which these occurrences will take place is strongly associated with climate change [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2020: President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has this afternoon addressed the nation about reports of the death of a five year old girl, allegedly raped. Police are currently investigating. Speaking at a press conference held in State House on the progress in combatting [Read More]
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