Politics & Law

SierraeyeSalone: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2024: The suspension of Auditor General Lara Taylor-Pearce in November 2021 sent shockwaves throughout Sierra Leone. Known for her integrity and professionalism, Taylor-Pearce’s suspension, along with her deputy Tamba Momoh, on allegations of ‘professional misconduct’ raised significant concerns about the independence of oversight institutions [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 June 2024: Its all over. After months of feeding their supporters with wafer thin promise of a 2023 elections re-run, the leadership of Sierra Leone’s main opposition APC party has finally conceded and accepted real politic – the power of SLPP incumbency. Since the announcement of [Read More]

Dr. Doma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 June 2024: Recent events have once again spotlighted the troubling state of Sierra Leone’s politics. Following the 2023 election, both local and international observers highlighted numerous irregularities, casting doubt on the transparency of the process. These concerns prompted the formation of a tripartite committee [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 June 2024: A Judge-led tribunal set up three years ago to investigate Sierra Leone’s Auditor General Lara Taylor-Pearce and her deputy Tamba Momoh, after publishing a damning report into corruption in high places including the office of President Bio, has finally submitted its report to President [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 June 2024: Siera Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission has published its investigation report into allegations of abuse of office and fraud, involving the country’s Clerk of Parliament – Umar Paran Tarawally and his wife Abibatu Paran Tarawally, offences liable to imprisonment under the Anti-Corruption Laws. But despite clear [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 June 2024: A new government hospital built to provide healthcare for children in Sierra Leone by the  Government of Japan in Lumley, Freetown, has been handed over to the government of Sierra Leone. The well-furnished and equipped state-of-the-art pediatric hospital which costs over $16 million will [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 June 2024: Sierra Leone’s main opposition All People’s Congress Party (APC) has announced it is suspending its membership and involvement in the Tripartite Committee established by the international community, in the wake of controversial presidential and general elections held in June 2023, which independent election monitors [Read More]

Sylvanus Fornah Koroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 June 2024: On issues of video evidence that has to do with the June 2023 multi-tier elections which has gone viral, I am inclined to remind or inform opposition APC Chairman Minkailu Mansaray, that it is now public knowledge that his counterpart Chairman [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 June 2024: The World Bank on Monday, June 3rd, commenced a two-week mid-term review of its funded Accountable Governance for Basic Service Delivery Project (AGBSDP) in Sierra Leone. According to a World Bank statement, this two-week evaluation is engaging approximately ten government ministries, departments, and agencies, [Read More]