Concerned Sierra Leonean: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 March 2026: By any measure, Sierra Leone is a young democracy still struggling to reconcile its aspirations with its institutions. But on February 23, at Pademba Road Magistrate Court No. 1 in Freetown, the country sent a message that should trouble anyone who [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 February 2026: Sierra Leonean soldiers abducted by the Guinean army on Monday were released yesterday Friday, following diplomatic talks led by Sierra Leone’s Foreign Affairs Minister Timothy Kabba. According to the Sierra Leone government’s information ministry, all sixteen personnel are “safely” in the hands of Minister [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 February 2026: European Union Envoy to Sierra Leone – Ambassador Jacek Jankowski held talks in Freetown yesterday Friday, with the leadership of the country’s main opposition political party – the All People’s Congress (APC), on the current political developments in Sierra Leone, including progress in implementing [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 February 2026: Two distinguished jurists were sworn in today as Judges of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone. Justice Komba Kamanda and Justice Fatmatta Bintu Alhadi (Photo above) each subscribed to a solemn declaration to “without fear or favour, affection or ill-will, serve as a [Read More]
Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 February 2026: An open Letter to H.E. Brig. Rtd. Dr Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone His Excellency Sir: Re: APPOINTMENT OF EDMOND ALPHA AS ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER-A BREACH OF CONSTITUTTIONAL INTEGRITY AND A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY The appointment of Mr. Edmond Sylvester [Read More]
Lawrence Williams: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 February 2026: In March 2025, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) faulted Sierra Leone’s Immigration Department and the Ministry of Internal Affairs for what can best be described as gross negligence and bastardisation of the 1991 Constitution. This condemnation comes after the renewal and extension [Read More]
ABA President Michelle A. Behnke: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 February 2026: The recent remarks by the president of the United States, leveling personal criticisms against members of the U.S. Supreme Court, are not acceptable and cross a dangerous line that threatens the safety of the judiciary and our judicial process. [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 February 2026: Commonwealth law ministers concluded their meeting in Fiji last Thursday, 12 February 2026, by committing to new measures aimed at strengthening legal protections for people amid growing democratic, economic and climate pressures. The commitments, set out in an outcome statement issued on 11 February [Read More]
Basita Michael: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 February 2026: On February 12, 2026, we witnessed an unsettling moment at Pademba Road Magistrate Court No. 1, one that should give every citizen pause, regardless of political affiliation. Lansana Dumbuya Esq., National Secretary General of the All Peoples’ Congress (APC), stood before Magistrate [Read More]
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