Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 August 2018: The SLPP government, led by president Julius Maada says that “improving governance is one of the four components of its New Direction Strategy”. In this regard, the president says he has appointed some of the best hands Sierra Leone can provide as ministers. So [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 July 2018 On 4 May 2016, less than two years before presidential and general elections were held in Sierra Leone, a concerned citizen – Mohamed L Kallon, wrote a warning letter to president Koroma about his poor performance in office and lack of strong leadership. Had [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2018: The ECOWAS-ECCAS Summit took place today in Lome, Togo, with an opening  statement by the ECOWAS Chairman – President of the Togolese Republic, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe. Other speakers included the ECCAS Chairman – President of the Republic of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba; the Chairman [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2018: President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone arrived in Lome, Togo, yesterday, Sunday 29th July, where he is attending a Joint ECOWAS/ECCAS Summit, as well as the 53rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS. The Joint Summit [Read More]

David B. Moore: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2018: Zimbabweans go to the polls today in one of the country’s most contested elections since its independence in 1980. Not only are the stakes incredibly high in the first poll without Robert Mugabe, but voters also have a number of choices [Read More]

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2018: Some of us have read with some interest the recent piece by Dr. Yahya Kaloko, an APC stalwart, who has called into question “the behaviour of some in the leadership of our country”, and “the depth of their patriotism to the motherland”. [Read More]

Ibrahim Sourie Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2018: The country is in a transitional phase and it goes without saying that the people are eager to see dramatic changes in all spheres of life. It can be in the socio-economical circles, educational field, political spectrum and even the psychological [Read More]

Mahmud Tim Kargbo: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 July 2018: The electronic, print media and politicians often squabble over whether an issue is in the public or national interest, renewing a century’s old debate. We might forgive politicians for putting the ‘national interest’ before the “public interest”, but when the electronic [Read More]

Hawa Sally Samai: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 July 2018: Just the other evening, I was dining with several guests – a few of whom I met for the first time. Our discussions covered a wide range of topics, national and international. In the middle of the conversation, one of the [Read More]