Politics & Law

CARL: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 November 2019: The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) in Sierra L:eone, today hailed the announcement by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) that it has launched a full-scale investigation into alleged mismanagement of public funds by Members of the country’s Parliament (MPs). This is [Read More]

Alan Luke: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 November 2019: The huge win by the National Grand Coalition party (NGC) of the Ward 210 Kasirie bye-election last Saturday, is very significant and potentially represents a turning point in Sierra Leone’s politics. The NGC trumped home with 54% of total votes cast, compared [Read More]

Abdulai Mansaray: 26 November 2019: Democracy has been described as a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. My primary school teacher gave me a simplified version; that democracy is the government of the people by the people [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 November 2019: Former president of Sierra Leone – Ernest Bai Koroma yesterday arrived in Namibia to lead the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM). The Mission comprises 40 Short Term Observers (STOs) representing various Member States of the African Union (AU), deployed since 21 November 2019. [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 November 2019: Sierra Leone’s president Julius Maada Bio is today being praised for his refusal to sign into the country’s law books, a Bill approved last week by parliament, which would have granted him, the vice president and the speaker of parliament the privilege of spending [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 November 2019: Sierra Leone’s opposition National Grand Coalition (NGC) party, has won yesterday’s local council bye-election in the Ward 210 of the Kambia district with a majority of 54.1% of the total votes cast. The ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) came third, behind the main [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 November 2019: Yesterday, ministers and deputy ministers who were recently appointed by president Julius Maada Bio to help shore-up his government, following his snap reshuffle of the cabinet, took their oath of office in his presence at State House in Freetown. The ministers include Brig. Rtd. [Read More]

Abdul Malik Bangura: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 November 2019: The media (print, broadcasting TV and radio), always the channels for mass communication have been at the heart of International Criminal Justice. Meanwhile, the right to freedom of expression under customary international laws is provided for and protected by numerous international [Read More]

Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 November 2019: The reactions from within and outside the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) to the alleged wiring of $1.5 million by SL Mining into a local bank account being allegedly operated by the Chief Minister, Professor David Francis, has shown [Read More]