Puawui – Dr. Sama Banya: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 June 2019: I first met the then quiet looking young man – Sam Sumana at an American Embassy reception. My “nephew” the APC Presidential candidate Ernest Bai Koroma, introduced Sam Sumana to me as his running mate in the 2007 Presidential [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 June 2019: Yesterday, Sierra Leone’s parliamentarians decided to revoke a controversial State of Emergency Decree that was promulgated by President Bio on 19th February 2019, which was subsequently ratified by Parliament on Friday 22nd February 2019. Since the passing of the State of Emergency Law in [Read More]
Amadu Yaya Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 June 2019: Political leadership in Africa is at a crossroads. The body politick in each of the various African states is today faced with the daunting question as to whether and how to pursue dignity or prosperity for its citizens. The theory of [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 June 2019: Sierra Leone government Directorate of Science, Technology, and Innovation (DSTI) has developed a national e-Justice tool that uses a Geographic Information System (GIS) that digitizes local courts and cases in Sierra Leone. The E-Justice tool is making use of technology to improve transparency and [Read More]
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 June 2019: As I sat in my brother’s apartment in Philadelphia, grudgingly watching the launching of the Ahmad Tejan Foundation for Peace and Democracy, I could not help but recognize the depth and double edged ironies that were embedded in the whole ceremony. On [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 June 2019: Liberia’s former president – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is in Makeni, Northern Sierra Leone today, where she is holding talks with the former president of Sierra Leone – Ernest Bai Koroma. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is in Sierra Leone this weekend to attend tomorrow Sunday’s launching [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 June 2019: Following the spate of political violence in various parts of Sierra Leone since the elections of March 2018, which saw the All People’s Congress (APC) party ousted from office by the Sierra Leone’s People’s Party (SLPP), there have been calls for peaceful resolution to [Read More]
Rev. G. Kargbo: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 June 2019: It should be established from the onset that there is a direct correlation between the independence of state institutions and the consolidation of democracy. Therefore, every effort should be expended to ensure the independence of these institutions is not compromised, regardless [Read More]
Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 June 2019: I wrote an article in this column in 2013 with the title – “Election petition verdict: The law is an ass”, in response to the verdict on the now famous “Ansu Lansana case”. I took this as a personal issue. I know [Read More]
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