Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 May 2018: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was in Freetown, Sierra Leone last Monday 28 May, 2018 on a one day visit to State House, where he held talks with president Julius Maada Bio. Mr Blair also attended a roundtable discussion with cabinet ministers, chaired [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 May 2018: A memo issued last week to government ministries and agencies by the Secretary to President Bio – Dennis Vandi, ordering them to set aside Acts of parliament passed by parliamentarians, has caused a political row prompting calls for his sacking. Some opposition APC top [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 May 2018: MPs have yesterday Monday, 28th May 2018, began debating the New Direction Plan put forward to parliamentarians by president Julius Maada Bio in his speech at the state opening of parliament on the 10th of May 2018. The president’s five-year plan for the development [Read More]

Ibrahim Sourie Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 May 2018: Sierra Leone is a nice country for many reasons; it is one of the few countries where political irony and coincidence, form the fabric of humanity. The recent elections held in this West African country, proved many theorists wrong. As the [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 May 2018: For far too long, the question as to whether Sierra Leone’s police force is a force for good, has dominated political and social discourse in the country. And the reality is that news of rising crime levels, shooting of unarmed citizens, unlawful arrests, unsolved [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 May 2018: The proposed minister of foreign affairs – Alie Kabba, minister of lands – Denis Sandy, and twenty four deputy ministerial nominees were last Thursday, 24th May 2018, approved by parliament to serve in the New Direction government of president Bio. A report outlining the [Read More]

Author: Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 May 2018: Much has been said about President Koroma’s handing over report and there have been all kinds of suggestions about the mode, manner and timing of the presentation. Expectations became more intense when in his speeches in Parliament and during his inauguration, [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 May 2014: The Organisation of Africa Unity was founded 55 years ago today by newly-independent countries on the continent. It’s since been renamed the African Union. In 2004 the Pan African Parliament was established, with the aim of promoting integration and economic development. But, as Babatunde [Read More]

Author: Adams Bangura (UK): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 May 2018: The deafening voices of ignored and disrespected comrades are calling for an overhaul of their party.  No more room for sycophantic manoeuvrings. The beginning of our collective defeat was occasioned in 2015, when internal party sycophancy and mediocrity reached a [Read More]