Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 February 2018: Exactly ten weeks after her sacking as minister of social welfare and children’s affairs, Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden speaks to the people of Sierra Leone about corruption and poor governance in the country. This is what she says: “Fellow Citizens of Sierra Leone, this [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 February 2018: The government of Sierra Leone has reacted angrily over yesterday’s report of the IMF suspending its funding support to the Koroma government, after the government failed to meet key targets agreed with the IMF. Speaking to the BBC reporter Umaru Fofanah last night, finance [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 February 2018 Last Friday’s violence which brought Freetown to a standstill, when supporters of the ruling APC went on a rampage and orgy of destruction – with at least one confirmed dead, is a worrying reminder of the fragility and precarious nature of politics in Sierra [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 January 2018 Sierra Leone’s economy is in tatters. IMF withdraws funding. A few months ago, the Sierra Leone Telegraph published a story about the declining performance of the Sierra Leone economy. It warned that the government is in serious paralysis, as funds meant to support economic [Read More]
Franklyn Davies: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 January 2018: Yvonne Aki-Sawyer’s campaign for the Freetown Mayoralty is the only serious APC campaign that is happening right now. You will not find any reference to the APC’s campaign slogan “Tolongbo”. Aki-Sawyer has sought to distance her campaign from the drab and dull [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 January 2018 The Campaign for Human Rights and Development International – CHRDI says it condemns the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) for failing to control the rising spate of serious crimes, such as murder, rape, sexual assault, and other forms of domestic violence in the country. It [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 January 2018 Sierra Leone’s ruling party – the APC, last night published a statement into the political violence which erupted in the heart of the capital Freetown last Saturday, with at least one person confirmed dead and scores injured. Senior APC party grandees – led by [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 January 2018: The Campaign Spokesman for the opposition NGC – Dr. Julius Spencer, has joined other opposition parties in condemning the brutal APC violence and loss of life which brought the capital Freetown to a standstill yesterday. One man was stabbed to death and several others [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 January 2018 The opposition Coalition For Change Party (C4C), led by the former vice president – Sam Sumana, who was unconstitutionally removed from office by president Koroma, has reacted to the naked violence and destruction of life which took place at the ruling APC party rally [Read More]
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