Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 June 2019: Opposition All People’s Congress member of parliament – Mohamed Bangura is tonight a free man, after the intervention of his APC parliamentary colleague – Chernor Bah MP and the efforts of  the Human Rights Commissioners, who went to the CID to broker his release [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 June 2019: Sierra Leone’s opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party has broken silence, after violence broke out between its supporters and police at its head office in Freetown last Friday, leaving several people seriously injured and dozens arrested. In a statement published today, the party said: [Read More]

MC Bah (NDA party Leader): Sierra leone Telegraph: 3 June 2019: The horrific and conflict style images of police firing tear gas at the APC Party headquarter on Friday, May 31, 2019 are a grim reminder of a nation at conflict with itself. It anxiously captured the ugly memories of [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 June 2019: Political dialogue is in short supply in Sierra Leone right now, following last Friday’s violence at the country’s main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party offices, where police used lethal force to stop the dangerous escalation of violence. Several APC supporters and their party [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 June 2019: After yesterday’s chaos and violence in the west of Freetown’s district of Brookfields in Sierra Leone, the dust is yet to settle and the recriminations have started. The police are being accused of serious human rights abuses, after they fired volleys of tear gas [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 May 2019: A peaceful protest and demonstration organised by Sierra Leone’s main opposition APC party has today turned ugly, as violence erupted outside the party’s office in Freetown, where crowds of supporters had gathered in their red party colours to protest against what the party describes [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 May 2019: Yesterday, the Parliament of Sierra Leone debated and unanimously approved the recommendations of the Appointments and  Public Service Committee, which include president Bio’s appointment of Alie Kabba as the country’s representative at the United Nations in New York. The removal of Alie Kabba as [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 May 2019: Parliamentarians yesterday concluded their deliberations into the president’s State Opening of Parliament address delivered several weeks ago. The Leader of the NGC party, Alhaji Dr. Kandeh Yumkella MP, commended President Bio for the detailed speech he delivered to Parliament, which he said took “four [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 May 2019: Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), says it has entered into a repayment settlement agreement with three former officials of the country’s revenue and tax collection agency – the National Revenue Authority (NRA). The three NRA officials – Sama Sesay, Abdul Mohamed Kargbo and Joseph [Read More]