Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 August 2020: After almost a year of internal political machinations and intrigue, the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has finally got its revised Constitution which reflects its new party structure approved by the country’s Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC). According to the new Constitution, the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 August 2020: Veteran lawyer and one-time presidential aspirant – Barrister Charles Francis Margai lashed out in Magistrate Court No. 1 last Friday, August 14th 2020, at the deplorable decline in judiciary standards and increasing sloppiness and recklessness of Sierra Leone government’s law officers in administering justice. [Read More]
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 August 2020: The President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was seized and detained with his Prime Minister Boubou Cisse by the military yesterday. Initial reports indicate that what started as a mutiny is becoming a full-blooded coup d’état. In a televised address, Mr Keïta [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 August: 2020: There are reports of a military coup in the troubled West African State of Mali, where soldiers are believed to have surrounded the residence of the country’s President – Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (Photo above). Some reports say that rebel troops have seized both President [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 August 2020: Sierra Leoneans may be among the most discerning and ‘shopping savvy’ group of consumers on the continent but few understand their legal rights, let alone have confidence in the country’s legal system when it comes to seeking justice after parting with their hard earned [Read More]
Mickaël Sallent (UNDP): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 August 2020: Mozambique was already struggling with repaying its $14 billion external debt when COVID-19 hit earlier this year. The country’s debt-to-GDP ratio, which was 100% in 2018 ballooned to 130% in 2020. With debt overtaking total economic output, Mozambique has little fiscal [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 August 2020: The United Methodist Church Resident Bishop in Sierra Leone, Dr. John K. Yambasu, died yesterday morning in a road accident outside the capital Freetown. He is reported to have been on his way to Mile 91 to attend the funeral service of one of [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 August 2020: Sierra Leone’s most controversial minister of lands – Dr Denis Sandy, is in the news once again after he was seen in a video last month talking about voodoo men trying to cast a spell on his ability to perform his job. The video [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 August 2020: BBC Focus on Africa radio was launched in 1960 and by 15th August of the same year it had become a permanent slot on the BBC World Service airwaves. The BBC’s first African news and current affairs programme started as a 15-minute programme broadcast [Read More]
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