Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 September 2019: Yesterday, 26 September 2019, the government of Sierra Leone commemorated this year’s International Day of Democracy, under the theme: ‘Participation and Commitment for Democracy and Peace’. The event was organised by the Ministry of Political and Public Affairs. Delivering the keynote address, the vice [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 September 2019: On Wednesday, 25 September 2019, Mrs. Fatima Bio hosted a “Hands Off Our Girls” campaign event on the margins of the 74th United Nations General Assembly, aimed at raising global awareness on the need to reduce early marriage and rape in Africa. Speaking about [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 September 2019: President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has called on world leaders to take urgent action on climate change by fully implementing the Paris Agreement which he described as the blueprint for action. Addressing world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly during the [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 September 2019: Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), on Monday, 23rd September 2019, filed court indictment against Stephen Yayah Mansaray, who is the former Master and Registrar of the High Court of Sierra Leone; Richie Edwin Asgil – former Principal Accountant in the Judiciary; Adele Faya – former Account Clerk of the Judiciary; and Clarence [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 September 2019: A few weeks ago, a local journalist in Sierra Leone published a damning story about the propriety of a senior Judge in the country, Justice Miatta M. Samba – who is an Appeals Court Judge. In his story, Mahmud Tim Kargbo accused the Judge [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 September 2019: With growing dissent and unrest in Egypt, and the possibility of a major crackdown on the opposition in  Cairo and Suez, the president of Egypt – Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who is this week attending the UN Conference in New York, is looking for every [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 September 2019: The Parliament of Sierra Leone has organized a three-day workshop to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The workshop which commenced yesterday, 23rd September, is co-supported by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and UNICEF, and is taking place in Bo. Over 50 members of Parliament drawn [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 September 2019: Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), last Thursday, 19th September 2019, filed corruption charges against Mannah Lahai, principal of Fatibu Technical Junior and Secondary School and supervisor for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Mohamed Kamara, a teacher, and Edward Lamboi, a Facilitator for WAEC. A few weeks ago there was [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2019: Sierra Leone’s vice president Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, last Friday called on stakeholders of government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and local councils, to work towards acceleration of the decentralization process. Addressing a two day workshop organized by the Ministries of Finance and the [Read More]