Politics & Law

Kabs Kanu: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 June 2023: Some frenzied and disappointed Sierra Leoneans  who mean well, have written comprehensive articles on social media suggesting to the opposition All People’s Congress ( APC) what it needs to do to regain power in Sierra Leone. The ideas provided by these Sierra [Read More]

Mohamed Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 June 2023: Those who want the APC to go to Court have not put forth any good and convincing reasons. Many APC members  simply believe that going to court is an opportunity for the “want-to-be-seen actors and lawyers” to showcase their elegance in legal [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 June 2023: Dozens of young people were arrested across Sierra Leone yesterday,  following street protests against the Bio-led SLPP government. Many of those arrested were badly beaten by the army and police who were seen on video kicking and punching unarmed protesters. In one video clip [Read More]

Mohamed Gibril Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 June 2023: Sierra Leone  is now in the United Nations Security Council. That seat is rotational, and being on it is quite an expensive undertaking. More staff in New York, more meetings, more traveling, more diplomatic engagements everywhere.    And this is why [Read More]

James Samba: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 June 2023: In a momentous achievement for Sierra Leone, the nation has been elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the term 2024 to 2025. This significant accomplishment reflects both the country’s growing international stature and the leadership of [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 June 2023: Sierra Leone, still classed as one of the poorest nations in the world, struggling to feed itself and constantly looking for donor support to pay for the country’s healthcare needs, questions are being asked as to whether the government should have spent millions of [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph:  7 June 2023: Five countries including Sierra Leone were yesterday elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council following a vote in the General Assembly. Algeria, Guyana, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia will join the UN body responsible for maintaining international peace and security [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 June 2023: President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone on Tuesday 30 May 2023 made a symbolic visit to the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation Centre in Abuja, Nigeria. State House report from Freetown says that the  visit is in furtherance of President Bio’s commitment to advancing [Read More]

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 June 2023: President Biden once said during a political rally that “we choose truth over facts”, a gaffe that has since haunted his presidency to this day. That was not the first and only gaffe he has made but his political opponents never miss [Read More]