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UK government Minister for Africa applauds Bio government’s policy reforms

May 31, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Amin Kef Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 May 2022: UK Minister for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean – Victoria Grace Ford, was in Freetown last Thursday, where she praised President Bio’s leadership for the policy reforms his government has put in place. The British politician, said that many of [Read More]

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Mayor Aki-Sawyerr is appointed Commissioner for Global Commission on the Economics of Water launched at Davos summit

May 26, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Mayor Aki-Sawyerr OBE: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 May 2022: Water is life and in Freetown the consequences of limited or no access to clean, potable water are acutely felt by almost 50% of our residents and to some degree by us all. The challenges of access to water increase with [Read More]

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Two peacekeepers from Sierra Leone to be honoured posthumously at United Nations ceremony

May 25, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 May 2022: UN Headquarters will observe the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers tomorrow Thursday, 26 May 2022. Secretary-General António Guterres will lay a wreath to honour the nearly 4,200 UN peacekeepers who have lost their lives since 1948 and will preside over a ceremony at [Read More]

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Opposition CoPPP embarks on a nationwide tour of Sierra Leone

May 22, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 6

CoPPP Media Team: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 May 2022: Key members of the Consortium of Progressive Political Parties (CoPPP) last week embarked on a nationwide tour of Sierra Leone, starting in the South East of the country in Kailahun. On route to Kailahun, the CoPPP delegation led by the Chair, [Read More]

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Mayor Aki-Sawyerr meets global movers and shakers at the UN International Migration Review Forum

May 18, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2022: In my capacity as a member of the MMC Leadership Board, C40 Cities Vice Chairperson, founding member of the C40-MMC Global Mayors Task Force on Climate and Migration and co-lead of the Africa-Europe Mayor’s Dialogue, I am in New York [Read More]

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ACC Ben Kaifala’s selective attempt to criminalise and oust Mayor Aki-Sawyer will not be tolerated – Op ed

May 16, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 22

Femi Claudius-Cole: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 May 2022: In 2018, Yvonne Aki-Sawyer, a first timer in the murky world of Sierra Leone politics, emerged the winner of the municipality elections for the Freetown City Council. She won by a landslide, attracting widespread support from Freetonians who were attracted to her [Read More]

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Concerns grow over SLPP government’s use of the ACC to ban Mayor Aki-Sawyerr from politics

May 15, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 May 2022: Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is being accused of leading government’s campaign to unseat the Mayor of Freetown, Mrs Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr from office, with a possibility of banning her for three years from politics. This comes after the ACC published a notice last week, [Read More]

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SLPP Sidi Tunis condemns governments in the region for criminalizing opposition

May 14, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 May 2022: Mohamed Sidi Tunis, Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, said on Friday in Dakar that decriminalization of opposition parties doing their function needs to be addressed. He was speaking at the Sub-regional Dialogue on Sustaining Democratic Principles in West Africa as a panellist in the [Read More]

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West African political elders discuss threats to peace, security and democracy in the region

May 14, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 May 2022: The West Africa Elders Forum (WEAF) this week held a two-day dialogue in Dakar, Senegal where they discussed peace, security and democracy in the subregion. The event was inspired by recent reversals in democratic good governance. Established by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, the Forum [Read More]

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