Politics & Law

Pa Kaprr Yoni Emmanuel Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 November 2025: For those who care about law, governance, and the moral architecture of Sierra Leone’s society — and who cherish the Paramount Chieftaincy as a cornerstone of our cultural identity — this is a moment for reflection. The Paramount Chieftaincy [Read More]

Yusuf Bangura (Switzerland): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 November 2025: I shouldn’t allow the excitement of Zohran Mamdani’s extraordinary victory in New York City’s Mayoral election to pass without a few remarks, despite other demands on my time. For one thing, even though I’ve tuned out US national politics in my [Read More]

Ibrahim B. Koroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 October 2025: It is deeply disturbing to witness young, educated, and well-trained men like Chief Minister David Sengeh and Minister of Information Chernor Bah rise to defend the current establishment in the face of glaring national decay. Sierra Leone today grapples with a [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 October 2025: The official vehicle of the Mayor of Freetown – Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr was hit by a truck in Freetown last weekend, causing severe damage to her vehicle. The accident could have been fatal had anyone been sitting in the vehicle. Writing on social media, Mayor [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 October 2025: The controversial paternity case involving Justice Momoh-Jah Stevens was brought to a close last week at the High Court in Freetown, after DNA results presented in court showed a 99.9% positive match between Justice Stevens and Edwina Jamiru’s six-month-old baby. High Court Justice Stevens [Read More]

Lawrence Williams: Siera Leone Telegraph: 27 October 2025: After numerous denials, the government has publicly unwittingly acknowledged that the Dutch cocaine underworld prince, Jos Leijdekkers, is staying in Sierra Leone. This acknowledgement came from Chernoh Bah, the official government spokesman and Minister of Information and Civic Education, during a recent [Read More]

Yoni Emmanuel Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 October 2025: “May God grant that this land never be ruled by greed or the unwise; may those who lead it remember that freedom without conscience is only another form of bondage.” — Clackson’s Prayer, 1961. They say the last white governor, before [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 October 2025: Sierra Leone’s ruling SLPP party chairman – Jimmy Batilo Songa, has caused a political stir after making a statement calling on the country’s security forces, including the military to safeguard the forthcoming 2028 elections in favour of his SLPP party. With most people in [Read More]

Yusuf Bangura (Nyon, Switzerland): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 October 2025: Nicolas Sarkozy has been sent to jail for receiving USD50 million euros from former Libyan dictator, Mohammed Qaddafi, for his campaign in the 2007 French presidential election. Qaddafi thought he had bought Sarkozy’s support to clean up his global image [Read More]