Ruben Rubadoveski: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 August 2022: In the last four years alone in Sierra Leone, under the presidency of Rtd Brigadier Maada Bio, the police and presidential guards have killed more protesters than they did under the last two presidencies – of Kabba and Koroma, combined (a total [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 August 2022: President Bio has officially announced the setting up of a Special Investigation Committee to look into the causes of the street protests that erupted in several areas of the country on August 10th, 2022, where more than twenty civilians were killed and six police [Read More]
Anne Baber Wallis, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 August 2022: Leaked documents from the Office of the Attorney General of Sierra Leone provide new evidence on joint efforts undertaken by leading government officials and opposition party politicians to prevent Africanist Press from publishing its investigative reports on corruption [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 August 2022: The head of the African Union’s Multinational Police Force in Somalia – Sierra Leonean born and trained Augustine Kailie, is reported to have been approved this week by Sierra Leone’s Police Council to become the new Deputy Inspector General of Police of Sierra Leone. [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 August 2022: The government and police of Sierra Leone have made themselves into a ridiculous laughingstock, after a “wanted list” of suspected, so called “terrorists” – published by the government last week, went viral for all the wrong reasons. The list contains names and photos of [Read More]
Arthur E. Pearce: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 August 2022: The majority of Sierra Leoneans are experiencing a climate of fear of political reprisals, following the recent nationwide protest, as the government attempts to seize the initiative, and prevent further protests. People are concerned about the impact on their livelihoods, business, [Read More]
Brian Johnson Esq: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 August 2022: The cornerstone of any democratic society is the ability of its rulers to tolerate free speech, alternative views, and sometimes out-right unpleasant and rude opinions. George Orwell said of free speech, “if liberty means anything at all, it means the right [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 August 2022: Yesterday at State House in Freetown, President Bio met the leadership of civil society organisations, the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists, and the Sierra Leone Bar Association to discuss the August 10th riot that led to the death of several people including police officers. [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 August 2022: President Dr Julius Maada Bio, this week met with tribal heads in the Western Area of the country’s capital Freetown to discuss their role in government’s efforts at consolidating peace and democracy and seeking justice, following the August 10 violence that claimed innocent lives. [Read More]
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