Politics & Law

John Baimba Sesay – Information/Press Attaché (Beijing) Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 March 2017 Sierra Leone’s former ambassador to China has said he remains thankful to President Ernest Bai Koroma for according him the opportunity to serve his country in various capacities, including as envoy to the Asian nation. Ambassador Alimamy [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 March 2017 There isn’t an end in sight to the growing social media speculation into what exactly took place at State House in Freetown, Sierra Leone last week, between the country’s Attorney General – Joseph Franklyn Kamara and the Minister of Information – Mohamed Bangura. There [Read More]

John Baimba Sesay – Beijing China Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 March 2017 Beyond the outright display of mendacious propaganda by a certain few in the opposition, Sierra Leone has beautiful stories to tell: from her commitment to tackling graft, building on her democratic credentials and sustaining those values of good [Read More]

Concerned Citizen: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 March 2017: As always, Sierra Leoneans are disappointed by the people in whom they have placed their trust and hopes. Like the APC of former presidents Siaka Stevens and J S Momoh, Ernest Bai Koroma’s ruling APC is no different – an utter disappointment. [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 March 2017 In exactly twelve months from today, the people of Sierra Leone will go to the polls to elect a new president and members of parliament. And as the countdown begins, the debate as to who will be elected as presidential candidate for each of [Read More]

Yusuf Keketoma Sandi Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 March 2017 In a democracy like ours, marred with so many challenges, upholding the Rule of Law and Constitutionality must not be sacrificed on an altar. At a time when under the APC, there are greater threats to the very principles of the [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 March 2017 When Ale Kabba was appointed Chairman of Sierra Leone’s main opposition SLPP party peace committee, responsible for finding out the best possible and most sustainable path to peace and unity within the party, he was under no illusion as to the enormity of the [Read More]

Team Tengbe Campaign (TTC) Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 March 2017 There is currently no theme that resonates with the members of the SLPP than that of unity. It has been rightly argued by Party members, and to some extent non-members, that the only feasible pathway to successfully retaking State House, [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 February 2017 Since coming to power in 2007 several journalists and political opponents have been arrested and detained behind bars by the Koroma government of Sierra Leone. The popular radio programme host – Dr. David Tam M’Bayoh, newspaper journalist – Jonathan Leigh, and opposition presidential aspirant [Read More]