The Sierra Leone Telegraph

ECOWAS convenes regional automotive industry development forum to accelerate West Africa’s industrial transformation

August 8, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 August 2026: The ECOWAS Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming West Africa into a competitive automotive manufacturing hub by convening the ECOWAS Regional Automotive Industry Development Forum in Abuja, Nigeria, to accelerate the implementation of the ECOWAS Regional Automotive Policy Framework and unlock the region’s [Read More]

Sierra Leone does not need comforting words – it needs courageous governance

August 8, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Albert David KAMARA: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 August 2026: In the well‑lit chamber of Sierra Leone’s Parliament yesterday, Friday 7th August 2026, President Julius Maada Bio delivered a speech that, on paper, radiated optimism, stability, and national progress. The speech that echoed through empty stomachs. Parliament heard a speech; the [Read More]

Sierra Leone’s opposition APC puts country above expediency

August 6, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sidi Yayah Tunis – APC: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 August 2026: The All People’s Congress (APC) wishes to commend our Parliamentary Leadership and every APC Member of Parliament for the patriotism, maturity, discipline and principled leadership they have demonstrated throughout the ongoing parliamentary consideration of the Constitution of Sierra Leone [Read More]

Guinea pushes ECOWAS toward infrastructure‑driven prosperity. The ECO can wait, West Africans need electricity, roads, and jobs now

August 6, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Albert David KAMARA: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 August 2026: Guinea’s decision to opt out of the ECO single currency in 2027 is not an act of defiance, it is an act of economic clarity. In a region where political speeches often outrun economic realities, Conakry has delivered a message that [Read More]

Let the Constitution define the government….Not the government defining the Constitution

August 6, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 August 2026: In general terms, many see the constitution of any given country as the cornerstone of law, liberty and governance that should guide generations with enduring wisdom. If this premise is anything to go by, it means that the wisdom with which our [Read More]

Three dead, hundreds displaced as severe flooding hits Freetown

August 5, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Lawrence Williams: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 August 2026: A five-year-old girl, her mother and grandmother have died after a wall collapsed at Metchem on Monday during heavy rains that lasted for hours, local authorities have said. In nearby Juba, just 9.2km from central Freetown, over 300 homes were “completely flooded,” [Read More]

The rights of Sierra Leoneans in the Diaspora are under attack in Sierra Leone – Op ed

August 5, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Albert David KAMARA: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 August 2026: The Attorney General and Minister of Justice Alpha Sesay’s recent proposal in parliament to impose heavy restrictions on dual‑citizen Sierra Leoneans seeking parliamentary office, 24 months of physical residency, years of NASSIT contributions, five years of tax payments, and a “citizen‑by‑birth [Read More]

There is no price too high to pay for democracy in Sierra Leone – Op ed

August 5, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

John Baimba Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 August 2026: Today, Wednesday, 5 August, accompanying my boss the Mayor of Freetown, I spent the entire day in Sierra Leone’s Parliament as a citizen, following the debate on the government’s proposed amendments to the 1991 multiparty Constitution. It was an important reminder [Read More]

Orders from above and the Sierra Leone Bar Association police blockade – Op ed

August 4, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Oumar Farouk Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 August 2026: The language of obedience can turn unlawful power into routine administration. The obstruction of the Sierra Leone Bar Association’s annual meeting by the police, offers a revealing contemporary example. Corruption in Sierra Leone is often discussed in terms of theft, bribery, [Read More]

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