Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 November 2016 The streets of Freetown and other major towns and cities across Sierra Leone remain tense, as the people of Sierra Leone react to the government’s announcement last week to remove the subsidy that has for several years, helped to cushion the poor from the [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 November 2016 Elections are due in Sierra Leone in February 2018. The people of Sierra Leone are yearning for change. President Koroma and his ruling APC will face an electorate that has seen their fortunes, hopes of economic prosperity and improved standard of living dashed. With [Read More]

Abdul M Fatoma – Chief Executive CHRDI Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 August 2016 We in the Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI) once again, want to remind Members of the House of Parliament in Sierra Leone that, the country’s Accountant General’s Office uses taxpayers’ money to support the [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2016 Few people in Sierra Leone trust their elected representatives. The reasons – dereliction of duty, corruption, misappropriation of funds and abuse of power. Never before has confidence in the country’s public officials generally dropped so low. While this view may be one of perception [Read More]

N’Karimu Kamara Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 July 2016 Sierra Leone’s presidential hopeful, Dr. Kandeh Yumkella has in the last week travelled to Europe and the United States, where he met with the Republican Senator of Arkansas – John Boozman and his staff. They discussed various issues, including the economic and political [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 May 2016 President Koroma has today issued what has been described by critics as a tyrannical presidential order, banning all street protests heading towards State House. This order comes as tension rises in the capital, amid growing social and economic discontent. The worsening water and electricity [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 April 2016 It is now two days since serious allegations were made about president Koroma’s real connection with the Panama corruption papers, following the publication of information concerning Koidu Holdings by Bloomberg on its website. (Photo: Poverty-stricken Freetown suburbs). It is alleged that president Koroma is [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 March 2016 The people of Sierra Leone have this morning woken up to a new line-up of government ministers. Yesterday president Koroma decided to relieve several old and trusted political allies in his government, and has brought in an army of inexperienced, though slightly more youthful [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 February 2016 After weeks of silence, since the conclusion of magistrate court’s preliminary hearings in Freetown, that have now been committed to the High Court, Dr. Alie Kabba (Photo) has spoken. He refuses to be muzzled. Writing to supporters and well-wishers in Sierra Leone and all [Read More]