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Sierra Leone government Hajj scholarships sold to foreigners and the rich

August 21, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 August 2017 (Photo: Vice president Victor Foh – head of the Hajj Committee). The people of Sierra Leone have been ordered by president Koroma to observe five days of mourning, in honour of hundreds of their fellow citizens, whose lives were cut short by a massive [Read More]

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Mr President – I think you have more sackings to do

August 20, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Abdul Fonti Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 August 2017 “It might be too early however, to think or conclude that President Koroma is directly involved in this blatant human rights abuse of his people. His actions in the coming days against Hajj Committee members that seemed to have let him down [Read More]

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The flood in Sierra Leone – A post mortem

August 20, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Abdulai Mansaray Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 August 2017 The dust or better still, the mud has not concretised yet, but questions as to the cause/s of the recent flood and mudslides that claimed the lives of hundreds of Sierra Leoneans are well underway. It is difficult to quantify or attempt [Read More]

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Amnesty International blames the inept Koroma government of Sierra Leone for the flood disaster

August 20, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 August 2017 The terrible mudslides in Freetown, which have left more than 3000 people homeless and over 600 dead, is said to grimly illustrate the human cost of the Koroma government’s failure to implement basic housing, land and environmental protection policies, said Amnesty International. The damning [Read More]

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Sierra Leone presidential hopeful John Sisay denies bribery and corruption allegations

August 19, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 August 2017 The leading contender for the ruling APC party’s 2018 presidential race – Mr John Bonoh Sisay is today denying serious allegations of bribery and corruption published this week. According to the publication, a secret inquiry by listed Australian miner Iluka Resources has embroiled Sisay, [Read More]

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Creole marginalisation – taboo subject faced head on in Sierra Leone

August 18, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 30

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 August 2017  This article was first published by the Sierra Leone Telegraph exactly five years ago, on the 16th of August 2012 to be precise. Here we are on the 18th of August 2017, mourning the death of over 350 people after a massive landslide on [Read More]

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Sierra Leone Regent disaster forebodings of Dr Banya and the engineers

August 16, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Andrew Keili Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 August 2017 One thing you cannot fault my dear Uncle “Puawui” on is his brains and his passion for what he believes in. The good old Doctor, now in the twilight years of his eventful life also happens to be an avid environmentalist who [Read More]

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President Koroma speaks to the nation about the devastation caused by the floods and landslides

August 15, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 August 2017  Fellow Sierra Leoneans, our nation has once again been gripped by grief. Many of our compatriots have lost their lives, many more have been gravely injured and billions of Leones worth of property destroyed in the flooding and landslides that swept across some parts [Read More]

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Flooding and mudslide tragedy in Regent

August 15, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Brigadier (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 August 2017 (Photo: The hills of Freetown before deforestation). On Monday, 14th August 2017 while on a trip abroad, I learnt of the terrible tragedy caused by natural disaster that has befallen various communities in the Western Area of Freetown. While [Read More]

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