Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 December 2019: Thousands of Gambians took to the streets yesterday, Monday 16 December 2019 in Banjul, in a peaceful protest calling for president Adama Barrow to honour the agreement he signed with the opposition to step down after three years in office. President barrow who is [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 December 2019: Following the publication in the Sierra Leone Telegraph last week, of serious allegations of breach of lease agreement and abuse of power, made by the landlord of a property leased to Sierra Leone’s president Julius Maada Bio and his wife, the saga has taken [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 December 2019: 2019: Speaking in Kabala during his a two-day working visit to Koinadugu and Falaba districts – in the far north of Sierra Leone last weekend, President Dr Julius Maada Bio assured some of the poorest communities in the country of his government’s commitment to [Read More]

NGC Media Team: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 December 2019: Last Friday, 13th December 2019, Dr Kandeh Yumkella raised concerns  in Parliament about the devasting impact of on-going timber logging and deforestation in the Districts of Kailahun, Kono, Koinadugu, Falaba, and Karene. Yumkella raised the alarm after his recent visit to some [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 December 2019: A few days ago, a press statement was published by Mr Quinton Terry, accusing the President and First Lady of Sierra Leone of breach of property lease agreement and abuse of power (see below). This statement has gone viral on social media, and has [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 December 2019: President Dr Julius Maada Bio was last Wednesday awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree in International Relations at the 100th convocation ceremony of the University of Liberia in Monrovia. According to State House report, President Bio was recognised and awarded the degree “because of his [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 December 2019: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday, 12 December 2019, approved a four-year financing arrangement amounting to US$ 213.6 million for Liberia, under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) to help the country restore macroeconomic stability, provide a foundation for sustainable growth, [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 December 2019: Dr Francis Mustapha Kaikai – Sierra Leone’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development, who in the absence of president Bio is leading the country’s delegation to the 9th Summit of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Heads of State and Government summit in Nairobi, Kenya, [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 December 2019: Tomorrow Tuesday 10th December, is International Human Rights Day, and the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) and its Partners will join the international community to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR was ratified by the [Read More]