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Election Watch

Dr Kandeh Yumkella elected presidential candidate for the National Grand Coalition party

November 12, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 12

NGC Communications & Media Team Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 November 2017 The National Grand Coalition (NGC), the youngest political party that is today the most progressive and vibrant party in Sierra Leone, successfully held its first convention of founders and delegates to elect its flagbearer and other leaders, yesterday Saturday, [Read More]

Editorial

Africans in the diaspora – converting brain drain into a brain gain

November 12, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Abdulai Mansaray Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 November 2017 My friend once asked me to go on a cruise ship for a two- week holiday, but I turned him down. I reminded him that the last time my ancestors went on such a trip, they ended up in plantations. In those [Read More]

Politics & Law

Why we need change in Sierra Leone – the case for a developmental, inclusive and democratic party

November 9, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Yusuf Bangura Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 November 2017 As we approach the elections of March 2018, politicians are busy on the campaign trail. They are making lofty promises. These elections may mark a turning point in our political trajectory. The tenure of Ernest Koroma’s All People’s Congress (APC) will end, [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Social Welfare Minister – Dr Sylvia Blyden hosts US Ambassador Maria Brewer

November 9, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 November 2017 Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs – Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, today Thursday 9th November 2017, hosted the new Ambassador of the United States of America to Sierra Leone, at her ministry’s New Englandville offices. The Ambassador was accompanied by a high-powered [Read More]

Economy & Business

The Paradise Papers – Burkina Faso’s development dreams lost in the offshore world

November 9, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 November 2017 Documents from the Paradise Papers reveal how Glencore made secret payments, battled cash-strapped countries in court and sought to reduce its tax bill around the world. When one of the world’s biggest miners turns up in a small town in Africa, the local residents [Read More]

Economy & Business

The Paradise Papers and the African story of corruption and poverty

November 9, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 November 2017 Tax haven Mauritius’ rise comes at the expense of the rest of Africa, say researchers working for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). The Paradise Papers are out – another litany of spectacular stories of rich westerners using Africa as a money making [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leoneans with dual citizenship cannot be members of parliament – A response

November 5, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 6

Adrian Fisher Esq Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 November 2017 I have read with interest, a short article written by my learned friend and senior colleague at the Bar,  Francis Gabbidon Esq, entitled “Sierra Leoneans with dual citizenship cannot be members of parliament”. He premised his article on the basis that: [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Koroma’s decision to select Samura Kamara as presidential candidate – an analysis

November 4, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Abdulai Mansaray Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 November 2017 The dust seems to have settled, or it is settling after an orgy of political goombay dance. The recently concluded APC convention would be remembered for many things and for many years to come. The pre-election gathering of the APC Party was [Read More]

Dele Awoonor-Gordon

Sierra Leone goes to the polls in March 2018 – there is stench of insincerity in the air

November 3, 2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas 7

Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 November 2017 You know something? As far as I am concerned, unless we review our entire societal ethos and ensure equity and operationally balanced values that will nullify the desire for power grabbing, our cry against corruption in every facet of our national [Read More]

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