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News in Perspective

Sierra Leone Peoples Party UK branch elects its new executive officers

April 24, 2016 Abdul Rashid Thomas 12

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 April 2014 After months of infighting and much acrimony, the UK and Ireland branch of Sierra Leone’s main opposition political party – the SLPP, yesterday elected the executives that will help the national party in Freetown, win the 2018 general elections. But there were two ‘SLPP [Read More]

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This is what president Koroma of Sierra Leone calls progress

April 23, 2016 Abdul Rashid Thomas 10

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 April 2016 Another year – another independence anniversary in four days time – 27th April, except that once again, there is not much to celebrate. Sierra Leone, after 55 years of independence is almost bankrupt, and is one of the poorest nations in the world. Despite [Read More]

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News in Perspective

Presidential hopeful Jonathan Tengbe endorses outcome of SLPP constitutional petition

April 20, 2016 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 April 2016 One of the aspirants for the presidential flagbearership of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) Dr. Jonathan BonophaTengbe (Photo), last weekend expressed his satisfaction over the peaceful settlement of the long drawn petition case between the National Executive of the party and some aggrieved [Read More]

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Editorial

An open letter to the leaders, stakeholders and executives of the SLPP

April 20, 2016 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Concerned members of the SLPP Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 April 2016 Dear Sirs A clarion call on the SLPP leadership to take action now. We the under-mentioned registered members of the SLPP, wish to forward this message to the leadership of our great party, calling on all our leaders to [Read More]

Economy & Business

Kono descendants’ global protest against Octea mining in Sierra Leone  

April 20, 2016 Abdul Rashid Thomas 7

Kono district descendants worldwide Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 April 2016   Kono district descendants in the diaspora are calling for a global demonstration this Saturday, 23rd April 2016, to protest against Tiffany & Co.’s financial partnership with the Octea Group – the sole owner of Koidu Holdings Ltd, for its [Read More]

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A child that says his mother is ugly is indirectly saying his father suffers from partial blindness

April 20, 2016 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 April 2016 As I watched the sham in parliament a few weeks ago, described as the screening of nominees for exalted positions, the situation pointed to the sad reality that we are in a serious one chance saloon – one last chance with [Read More]

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Hold those in power to account but let’s keep away from tribalism

April 20, 2016 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Abdul R Kabia Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 April 2016 Challenging the APC government’s 2015 flawed census process and its incredible result, is an obligation for every conscious and non-conformist Sierra Leonean, who refuses to buy into the ruling APC political trickery. Dr Alie Kabba as an opposition presidential hopeful, is [Read More]

News in Perspective

Former child soldiers from Sierra Leone employed as mercenaries in Iraq

April 19, 2016 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 April 2016 Under the watchful eye of president Ernest Bai Koroma and his cohorts, children as young as 15 have been carted away to fight a war that has nothing to do with them or their country, for as little as £10 (Le70,000) a day. What [Read More]

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We need a moral reset for Sierra Leone to rise again

April 18, 2016 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 April 2016 The one painful conclusion that came to mind during my recent visit to Sierra Leone was that the original model is beyond broken, it is shattered. Today, we are a swelling disaster of disorder, mismanagement and corruption, impunity and hopelessness, greed [Read More]

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