Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 October 2018: The Parliament of Sierra Leone yesterday, Tuesday 2nd October 2018, approved president Bio’s appointment of professor Kelfala Kallon as the country’s new central bank governor. His approval was made by MPs after debating – with some dissenting voices, the Twelfth Report of the Committee [Read More]

Mousa E. Massaquoi: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 October 2018: Director of Operations at the Sierra Leone police – Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Elizabeth Augusta Turay, has confirmed that the Regional Commander for the North-West – AIG Amos Kargbo has been suspended due to neglect of duty. She said the suspended [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 October 2018: It seems not much has changed in Sierra Leone’s politics since 2007 when the former SLPP government was ousted from office through the ballot box by the APC party, in what was described as a deeply controversial national election, which saw hundreds of polling [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 October 2018: The Clerk of Parliament  – Paran Tarawallie, whose controversial appearance alongside ruling party protesters in New York last week had prompted questions about his neutrality and impartiality in the conduct of his duties in parliament, has today announced that the country’s elected MPs will [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 September 2018: Yesterday, president Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone delivered his maiden UN general assembly speech to world leaders gathered in New York, just six months after he was elected president. His speech comes amid allegations by the country’s main opposition APC party of human [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 September 2018: Dr. Samura Kamara, the defeated 2018 presidential candidate of the All People’s Congress Party, yesterday spoke out against what he regards as the injustice being served on public officials previously appointed by the former APC government. Since his election victory six months ago, president [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25th September  2018: President Julius Maada Bio has joined over a hundred Heads of State and Government at the opening ceremony of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Delivering his opening address, the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres told World [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2018: After years of speculation – mainly by the opposition APC, as to whether the newly elected president of Sierra Leone – Julius Maada Bio is allowed to enter the United States or not, today, Sunday 23rd September 2018, State House Press Secretary – Yusuf [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 September 2018: Conflict patterns in Africa have changed rapidly in recent years posing a challenge to peace and security. And as today is celebrated as the International Day of Peace 2018, Theo Neethling argues that the African Union must enter into strategic partnerships if it wants to guarantee [Read More]