Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 August 2026: No one said that today, 10th August 2026, was going to be a normal day for the people of Sierra Leone, as members of parliament met to discuss and vote on whether to accept the government’s proposed Constitution Amendment Bill 2025. There was going [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 August 2026: Sierra Leone’s main opposition All Peoples Congress Party (APC) has this evening responded to president Bio’s appeal to all political parties to support the proposed constitutional amendments that will be voted on in parliament tomorrow, 10th August 2026, including a move away from the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 August 2026: As the people of Sierra Leone brace themselves for what is to come from parliament tomorrow Monday 10th August 2026, after members of parliament would have further debated and voted on the proposed new constitution, the president was on national television this morning explaining [Read More]
Basita Michael: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 August 2026: Looking at the drama surrounding the proposed constitutional amendments, one would think we were living in the days of George Washington, surrounded by political leaders so restrained by constitutional principle that the Constitution itself was in no danger from those entrusted with [Read More]
Albert David KAMARA: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 August 2026: In the well‑lit chamber of Sierra Leone’s Parliament yesterday, Friday 7th August 2026, President Julius Maada Bio delivered a speech that, on paper, radiated optimism, stability, and national progress. The speech that echoed through empty stomachs. Parliament heard a speech; the [Read More]
Sidi Yayah Tunis – APC: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 August 2026: The All People’s Congress (APC) wishes to commend our Parliamentary Leadership and every APC Member of Parliament for the patriotism, maturity, discipline and principled leadership they have demonstrated throughout the ongoing parliamentary consideration of the Constitution of Sierra Leone [Read More]
Albert David KAMARA: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 August 2026: The Attorney General and Minister of Justice Alpha Sesay’s recent proposal in parliament to impose heavy restrictions on dual‑citizen Sierra Leoneans seeking parliamentary office, 24 months of physical residency, years of NASSIT contributions, five years of tax payments, and a “citizen‑by‑birth [Read More]
John Baimba Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 August 2026: Today, Wednesday, 5 August, accompanying my boss the Mayor of Freetown, I spent the entire day in Sierra Leone’s Parliament as a citizen, following the debate on the government’s proposed amendments to the 1991 multiparty Constitution. It was an important reminder [Read More]
Oumar Farouk Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 August 2026: The language of obedience can turn unlawful power into routine administration. The obstruction of the Sierra Leone Bar Association’s annual meeting by the police, offers a revealing contemporary example. Corruption in Sierra Leone is often discussed in terms of theft, bribery, [Read More]
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