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Barrack Obama may have Kenya, but I have Sierra Leone – says US Congressman Meeks visiting Sierra Leone

February 22, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 February 2022: Chairman of the United States Foreign Relations Committee, Gregory Weldon Meeks and delegation comprising of senior congressmen and women, paid a courtesy call on President Julius Maada Bio last Sunday, where he described Sierra Leone as “an example of a shining star of leadership [Read More]

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In Sierra Leone 234 convicts discharged during Judicial Week

February 22, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Amin Kef-Ranger: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 February 2021: The Judiciary of Sierra Leone, in a statement released last week, said that eight hundred and seventy cases were reviewed by the Courts, in an exercise aimed at decongesting the prisons during the nationwide Judicial Week which ended on 4th February 2022, [Read More]

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Is leaving the Franco-sphere for a Russo-sphere of sorts the answer to Mali’s problems?

February 22, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Dauda Yillah: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 February 2022: France announced last week that it was pulling its troops with immediate effect out of Mali, where they were deployed in 2013 with the aim of helping to roll back the tide of jihadi insurgency that threatened to destabilize the entire Sahel [Read More]

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Minister of Local Government dissolves Freetown City Council’s Mayor’s Delivery Unit

February 21, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 February 2022: The long-awaited controversial report into the management of Freetown City Council under the leadership of Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr was made public last Thursday, by the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development – Tamba Lamina. A key recommendation of the report calls for the [Read More]

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African Development Bank Group chief pays homage to the late President John Magufuli

February 18, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 February 2022: The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, ended his three-day official visit to Tanzania with a moving tribute to the late President John Magufuli (Photo above), who died in office last March. Adesina last Thursday travelled to the north-western [Read More]

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World Bank pledges continued support for Sierra Leone’s education sector

February 15, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Augustine Sankoh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 February 2022: The World Bank Regional Vice President for Western and Central Africa, Mr. Ousmane Diagana during his visit to Sierra Leone last week, pledged the Bank’s commitment to continue to provide funding and technical advice in support of the country’s education system. “I [Read More]

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Sierra Leone’s National Security Coordinator takes Oath of Office

February 15, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 February 2022: Last Thursday, the newly appointed National Security Coordinator heading Sierra Leone’s Office of National Security (ONS) – Abdulai Caulker, took his oath of office in the presence of  President Dr Julius Maada Bio, during a short ceremony at State House. Mr Caulker said he [Read More]

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AU welcomes $11.48 million grant from the African Development Fund to deliver Agenda 2063

February 14, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 February 2022: The African Union Commission (AUC) will soon benefit from an $11.48 million grant from the African Development Fund to strengthen its governance and provide it with institutional support. Approval for the grant, from the Fund’s regional public goods window, came a few days ahead [Read More]

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CHRDI speaks out on the arrest of opposition APC party spokesman Sidie Yahya Tunis

February 11, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 8

CHRDI: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 February 2022: Earlier this week, the Sierra Leone Police “invited for questioning” Mr Sidie Yahya Tunis, APC’s acting publicity secretary and deputy spokesman, after an interview which he granted to Radio Democracy 98.1 “Good Morning Sierra Leone” program on February 7, 2022. The SLP deemed [Read More]

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