Politics & Law

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 June 2025: An article titled “SLPP accused of planning to steal 2028 elections by creating new electoral districts in its stronghold and Freetown” (thesierraleonetelegraph.com (May 29-2025) seems to invoke post 2023 general elections with a bad taste of Déjà vu. The Tripartite Committee was [Read More]

Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 June 2025: In recent months, Sierra Leone has witnessed a disturbing contrast in its pursuit of justice. While the government moves swiftly to arrest alleged coup plotters, it remains suspiciously hesitant to take action against Jos Leijdekkers, a convicted Dutch drug trafficker who [Read More]

Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 June 2025: In any functioning democracy, opposition parties serve as the counterweight to power. They are the necessary check that ensures the ruling government does not overreach, abuse authority, or govern with impunity. But in Sierra Leone today, the opposition All People’s Congress [Read More]

Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 June 2025: When the Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs, Ambassador Tamba Lamina, stood before the media at the Ministry of Information and Civic Education on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, he unveiled a sweeping plan to create two new districts, carve up [Read More]

Jimmy Kandeh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 June 2025: It’s a story of a once-spirited horse, now gasping for its final breath, fully aware that the end is nigh. Attempts at resuscitation are sporadic, half-hearted, and even those administering them seem to know the game is up. This isn’t just a [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 May 2025: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs – Tamba Lamina, dropped a clanger last week at the government’s Civic Day Engagement Event in Moyamba, when he announced that ministers of the Bio government have collectively approved the establishment of new districts and [Read More]

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 May 2025: If a week is a long time in politics, think of what five years in opposition feels like. After a 10-year stint in power, the APC Party found itself in an apparently unfamiliar territory as opposition. In those days, it was unthinkable [Read More]

Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 May 2025: Let’s stop pretending. Julius Maada Bio is not a leader. He is a legalized thief hiding behind the presidential title. Yes, he is my President but make no mistake. The man is the chief looter of Sierra Leone’s resources. He has [Read More]

Gunther A.B. Daramy: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 May 2025: Today, as I mark another year of life, I reflect not just on personal milestones, but on the fate of our beloved Sierra Leone. From Kamalo to Kailahun, the air is thick with desperation, and our people are gasping for relief. [Read More]