Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 September 2024: With the United Nation’s Summit of the Future opening in New York today, Sunday, world leaders meeting there must take ambitious action on fossil fuel  phaseout – according to a letter signed by leaders of states, regions and cities from across the  globe. (Photo [Read More]

Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 September 2024: The Free Quality Education (FQE) initiative, launched by President Bio’s administration with the promise of ensuring “every child has access to quality education,” was initially hailed as a transformative policy. (Photo: Abdul Karim Kamara MP, the opposition’s Parliamentary Chief Whip). Many [Read More]

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 September 2024:. As Sierra Leone’s politics oscillates between the SLPP and APC, it sometimes takes a lot of effort, reflection and in most cases honest humility to come to terms with losing an election. It is gnawingly more difficult when such results are mired [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 September 2024: As part of the ongoing security cooperation between the United States and Sierra Leone, the Michigan National Guard (MING) and the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) formally established a State Partnership Program (SPP) in a signing ceremony in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Dignitaries [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2024: Dr. David Moinina Sengeh, the Chief Minister of the Republic of Sierra Leone, discusses the justice sector strategy launched by President Julius Maada Bio and the signing of the Criminal Procedure Act. He emphasizes key principles such as inclusive justice, fairness, accessibility, support for [Read More]

Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2024: President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, last Thursday unveiled the much-anticipated Justice Sector Reform Strategy 2024-2030 at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown, marking a significant milestone in Sierra Leone’s quest for a more efficient and equitable judicial system. The [Read More]

Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2024: Dr. Samura Kamara, former presidential candidate and chairman of the All People’s Congress (APC), has delivered a message of hope and resilience to the people of Sierra Leone, assuring them that brighter days are within reach. Speaking to citizens on September [Read More]

Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2024: It is encouraging to learn that President Julius Maada Bio and his Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) government are considering reforming the justice system in Sierra Leone. A robust and fair justice system is a cornerstone of any functioning democracy, and [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2024: Kenya’s acting chief of police was sentenced to six months in prison last Friday, after he repeatedly defied orders to testify about the whereabouts of three men allegedly abducted by police officers, according to Reuters. The judge at the High Court in Nairobi suspended [Read More]