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A new horizon beckons for Dr. Yumkella as countdown begins

June 8, 2015 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 June 2015 In less than ten weeks, Dr Kandeh Yumkella will be leaving the United Nations to return to his native Sierra Leone, to help the country in its post-Ebola recovery. This is certainly going to be a national challenge for which, president Koroma will be [Read More]

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Corruption in Sierra Leone – Koroma’s parliamentary kangaroo court

June 3, 2015 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 June 2015 On Wednesday, 27th May 2015, the Pan African Parliament (PAP), which many in the continent regard as a useless and toothless bloated bulldog, elected the minority leader of Sierra Leone’s parliament – Bernadette Lahai of the opposition SLPP as its vice president. To do [Read More]

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Sierra Leone Foreign Minister Samura Kamara must quit his job

May 29, 2015 Abdul Rashid Thomas 6

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 May 2015 The campaign bells are silent and the town criers have all gone home. Now its time for a reality check and search for an answer as to why Sierra Leone’s foreign minister Samura Kamara, failed to convince the Board of the African Development Bank [Read More]

News in Perspective

‘You can come to the White House – but not alone’

April 15, 2015 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 April 2015 No special treat today at the White House for a president, who has grossly violated his country’s Constitution, and shown that he cannot be trusted either by the people of Sierra Leone or the White House. (Photo: President Koroma happily relaxing last night at [Read More]

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‘This is payback time’ – says new vice president of Sierra Leone

March 22, 2015 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 March 2015 Speaking to APC party faithful at a rally in the party’s office in Freetown, the newly coronated vice president Foh told party officials to be patient, and that their rewards will soon come. He spoke about how APC rewards loyalty, but said nothing about [Read More]

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Vice president Sam Sumana sacked as battle for succession rages

March 18, 2015 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 March 2015: After two weeks of dramatic political ‘much ado about nothing’, the president of Sierra Leone has finally decided that he has had enough of the circus. Last night, in a statement read out on national television, the president announced the sacking of  vice president [Read More]

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UN Secretary-General expresses deep gratitude to Dr. Kandeh Yumkella

March 12, 2015 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Ban Ki Moon – UN Secretary General: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 March 2015: Kandeh Yumkella has informed me of his intention to step down as my Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All and Chief Executive Officer of the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative. I would like to express my [Read More]

Politics & Law

Maada Bio tells president Koroma – ‘stop appointment of all District Census Officers’

January 29, 2015 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 January 2015 Once in every ten years, the government of Sierra Leone is required to carry out a head count of the entire population. And in three months time – April 2015, every village, town and city in the country, will have its population counted and [Read More]

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Chief Justice must quit now for the good of Sierra Leone

November 24, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 November 2014 The entire establishment in Sierra Leone is today in a state of deep moral and constitutional crisis, whiles Ebola continue to destroy the lives of thousands of poor citizens. The morale of lawyers in the country has been severely dented, and the country’s justice [Read More]

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