Politics

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 April 2016 It is now two days since serious allegations were made about president Koroma’s real connection with the Panama corruption papers, following the publication of information concerning Koidu Holdings by Bloomberg on its website. (Photo: Poverty-stricken Freetown suburbs). It is alleged that president Koroma is [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 March 2016 The people of Sierra Leone have this morning woken up to a new line-up of government ministers. Yesterday president Koroma decided to relieve several old and trusted political allies in his government, and has brought in an army of inexperienced, though slightly more youthful [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 February 2016 After weeks of silence, since the conclusion of magistrate court’s preliminary hearings in Freetown, that have now been committed to the High Court, Dr. Alie Kabba (Photo) has spoken. He refuses to be muzzled. Writing to supporters and well-wishers in Sierra Leone and all [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 January 2016   The SLPP UKI branch is today counting the cost of yesterday’s attempt by a few members of the party to sabotage the general meeting of members held in London. And as recriminations and counter arguments continue as to where the blame lies for [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 January 2016: There are many forms of corruption and abuse of office in Sierra Leone, but this must go down in history as one of the most bizarre. Here you have Sierra Leone’s ambassador to Ghana – Osman Yassaneh, also acting as the Secretary General of [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 January 2016: Sections of supporters of the ruling APC party of Sierra Leone, are publicly calling for president Koroma to be given more time to continue in power, after his fixed two terms mandated by the constitution shall have ended next year. They say that the [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 January 2016 For the first time in the history of post independence Sierra Leone, the head of state has delivered what can only be described as the shortest and most lacklustre of New Year’s address to the nation – four hundred and ninety-six words to be [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 December 2015 The Campaign for Human Rights and Development Sierra Leone (CHRDSL) is calling the attention of the government of Sierra Leone to the continued unlawful, arbitrary and unjustifiable detention of over 78 innocent citizens by law enforcement officers. CHRDSL is of the conviction that these [Read More]