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Politics & Law

Did Sam Sumana receive $2 million to lead APC?

January 5, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 9

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 January 2019: There are unconfirmed reports of the former sacked Vice President of Sierra Leone in the Koroma-led APC government – Chief Alhaji Sam Sumana, receiving $2 million from former President Ernest Bai Koroma in Makeni yesterday Friday, to take over the leadership of the opposition [Read More]

Politics & Law

Bio gets tough with ministers – housing minister faces corruption investigation

January 5, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 11

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 January 2019: Since his election in March 2018 as president of Sierra Leone, critics of president Julius Maada Bio, especially the opposition APC, have accused the president of tribalism and selective justice, in his pursuit of public officials alleged to have misappropriated public funds or abused [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone needs urgent judicial reform

January 4, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

CHRDI: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 January 2019: The Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI) is calling for an overhaul of Sierra Leone’s Judiciary; and immediate action to be taken by government to ensure that the long list of delayed matters before the courts are addressed with the speed, [Read More]

Economy & Business

New Year’s address to the people – president Bio answers critics

January 3, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 7

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 January 2019: New Year’s Day is always an opportunity for the president to speak to the people of Sierra Leone about the solemn promises he has made and the challenges ahead for his government. President Julius Maada Bio was elected ten months ago in a close [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sudanese government must halt the spread of violence and prevent further instability

January 3, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 January 2019: The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is following with increasing concern the recent political developments in Sudan, where peaceful protests by Sudanese people have escalated into violence and a heavy security crackdown. This has so far resulted in several arrests of political [Read More]

Politics & Law

Nonviolence – the summit of bravery

January 2, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 January 2019: Last week, a Sierra Leonean living in America – Gibril Bangura, published a video on social media calling for members of his All People’s Congress (APC) party to march to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Freetown, Sierra Leone and burn down [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Police draws a line in the sand for those intent on derailing the peace

January 1, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 January 2019: On Friday, 28th December 2018, National Secretary General of the opposition All Peoples Congress  (APC) party – Osman Yansaneh,  issued a public statement, stating that his party will not subject itself to any Kangaroo court style commission of inquiry. Osman Yansaneh said the commission [Read More]

Politics & Law

Palo Conteh released on bail as sanity returns to Freetown

January 1, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 January 2019: Sierra Leone’s former minister of defence – Palo Conteh, who was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) last week, has been freed on bail pending further investigations. Conteh is alleged to have been involved in the misappropriation of tens of millions of dollars in [Read More]

Politics & Law

I will continue to provide the leadership needed to move Sierra Leone forward – Bio tells security chiefs

December 31, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 December 2018: Last weekend president Julius Maada held talks with the country’s security chiefs at a dinner hosted by his wife – the First Lady – Mrs Fatima Bio at the Presidential Lodge, Hill Station, West of the capital Freetown, where he called for more and [Read More]

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