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Political manipulation amidst deep socio-political and economic crisis

March 1, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 March 2018: Sierra Leone’s saving grace is that God, who is cooking our communal soup, has not left the kitchen. Believe me, it does not matter who emerges as president in next week’s elections, we are in for a long ride. This is [Read More]

Election Watch

Yumkella Supreme Court hearing adjourned

March 1, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 6

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 March 2018: Yesterday’s Supreme Court petition hearing, which is to determine whether Kandeh Yumkella can contest next week’s elections, was postponed to today, 1st March 2018. However, the Sierra Leone Telegraph has learnt that the hearing will now take place next Monday, 5th of March. Is [Read More]

Election Watch

Sierra Leone National Grand Coalition heading for electoral victory

February 28, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Alan Luke: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 February 2018: Yesterday, 27th February 2018 was the final NGC campaign rally in Freetown. It was declared a Freedom March. But there was none of the Paopa grandstanding about one million people, being asked to flood the streets of Freetown. It was simply the [Read More]

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Shameful confession of Samura Kamara shows he is unfit to rule  

February 27, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 6

Cyril Barnes: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 February 2018 It appears that every golden handle the APC touches, turns into stone. This year’s election poses unimaginable challenges for the party. First, it was their ill-equipped and insensitive campaign team who are totally inattentive and unarmed with campaign strategies in the wake [Read More]

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Was the review of Sierra Leone’s 1991 Constitution a political farce?

February 23, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 February 2018 The filing cabinets at Sierra Leone’s State House are filled with reports that have not seen the light of day or implemented by the government, as promised. A good example is the 1991 Constitution Review Report, which was completed over a year ago and [Read More]

Politics & Law

Africa waves some leaders goodbye – but is the democratic deficit any narrower?

February 22, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 February 2018 The people of Sierra Leone will in the next few weeks be saying goodbye to president Koroma, who has ruled the country for over ten years. Presidential and general elections will be held on March 7, 2018, and his handpicked heir to his throne [Read More]

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Sierra Leone election violence – SLPP accuses APC of assassination attempt

February 21, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 6

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 February 2018 Will the people of Sierra Leone experience violent free elections on 7th of March 2018? This question must be asked tonight, after last night’s orgy of violence that was unleashed in the norther town of Kamalo – the hotly contested hometown of the ruling [Read More]

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I urge you to be professional always – President Koroma tells the military

February 19, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 February 2018: Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone and Commander-in-Chief (CIC) of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), yesterday Sunday 18th February 2018, urged the  men and women in uniform to be professional at all times. Speaking at the ceremony [Read More]

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Maada Bio sends message to the military as Sierra Leone celebrates Armed Forces Day

February 19, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 11

Maada Bio: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 February 2018 Colleague serving officers, men and women of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, I salute you all in the spirit of the esprit de corps on this momentous day of commemorating the end of 11 years civil war in this country. [Read More]

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