The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 August 2013 As Sierra Leone moves closer to China, many in the country are now questioning the motive and rationale of the ruling All People’s Congress Party (APC), in strengthening its relationship with the Communist Party of China, at a time when most countries of [Read More]
Dr. Sama Banya (Puawui) The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 August 2013 Sir Milton (Photo), Bai Farima Tas 11, Kandeh Bureh, A J Momoh, Gideon Thomas, Albert Margai, Siaka Stevens, Paramount Chief Julius Gulama, Rev. Paul Dumbar, R B Kowa, Paramount Chiefs R B S Koker, Bai Koblo Pathbana, Alikai Modu, [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 August 2013 Sierra Leone’s main opposition party – the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) is on the brink of collapse, after several months of internal war of attrition, which has now led to deep divisions within the party. (Photo: John Benjamin – Party Chairman). Old wounds [Read More]
Zainab Tunkara Clarkson The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 July 2013 As Sierra Leone grapples with the review of the 1991 constitution, it is pertinent that we seize the opportunity to bring forward laws that meet the challenges and realities of the 21st century. While we do that, however, we must [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 July 2013 The headline – “Sierra Leone Begs for $3.5 billion for energy sector” published last week in the international press – Petroleum Africa, makes for very grim reading, though not surprising. Three years ago, the American energy corporation – Joule, estimated the cost of [Read More]
Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 August 2013 I am aware that avid readers of my musings would often wonder why I am always lamenting the sorry state of affairs in Sierra Leone and its governance. Some would argue and correctly too, that there are several positive developments [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 August 2013 Sierra Leone has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in sub-saharan Africa. Despite the implementation of various initiatives costing millions of dollars, aimed at the rehabilitation and training of young people into employment, unemployment in Sierra Leone remains intractably high, at over [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 July 2013: The people of Zimbabwe go to the polls today. They will either decide they no longer want Robert Mugabe’s continuing dominance of the political scene, or endorse his economic and social agenda for moving Zimbabwe forward. But will they be able to exercise that [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 July 2013 It is well over a year since Maada Bio – Sierra Leone’s main opposition presidential candidate for the 2012 elections, spoke at Chatham House in London, in preparation for those elections. Whilst in London last year, Maada Bio met international industrialists, politicians and [Read More]
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