Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 December 2016 Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari, Sierra Leone’s Ernest Bai Koroma and Ghana’s John Mahama are in Banjul – the capital of The Gambia today, Tuesday, 13th December 2016, to persuade Jammeh to accept the results of the presidential election and stand down [Read More]
Benjamin Talton Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 December 2016 A Donald Trump presidency has grave implications for US relations with Africa. His meteoric political ascension ushers in an era of right-wing domestic extremism and international disregard. Trump has exhibited an unabashed lack of interest in Africa. This is a continent where numerous [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 December 2016 When Roger Milla of Cameroon danced the samba at the 1991 FIFA World Cup matches after scoring delightful goals, the whole world cheered – even the referees tolerated his shenanigans. (Photo: The twerking dance that got the Sierra Leonean footballer in trouble with the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 December 2016 Sierra Leone’s social media went viral last week, when a story about alleged government’s plans to impose a 25% tax on all remittances sent to families and friends in Sierra Leone by Sierra Leoneans living abroad, was published. (Photo: Can the hand of the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 December 2016 Ghana’s presidential election results are out. John Mahama is out and Nana Akufo-Addo is in. Final results from the country’s electoral commission are as follows: NPP – 5,716,026 (53.85%) and NDC – 4,713,277 (44.40%). (Photo: Mahama). It seems the people of West Africa are [Read More]
Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 December 2016 “We rode over what they have called the longest bridge in the world, which is over 40 kilometers and these are all inspirational visits. They have inspired me to work very hard on seeing the commencement of the Mamamah project,” said [Read More]
David E Kiwuwa Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 December 2016 The year ends with a gust of transformational winds blowing over the Gambia and Angola, raising hopes that Africa’s democracy project is not as dead as it is feared to be. The shock electoral defeat of the Gambia’s strongman President Yahya Jammeh by Adama Barrow, a little known [Read More]
Abdulai Mansaray Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 December 2017 The growing sense of disillusionment across Sierra Leone’s social and political landscape is fast becoming palpable. From official to unofficial, private to public, and all along the diversified strata of our society, there are pockets of dissatisfaction that is slowly simmering under [Read More]
Alie Kabba – presidential aspirant for the 2018 elections Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 December 2016 When ever a reigning party is found as wanting as it is now evident in Sierra Leone, the clarion call for a change in direction grows louder as things get fouler in the country. It [Read More]
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