Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 February 2016 Eight months ago – June 2015, the parliament of Sierra Leone published the long awaited parliamentary committee report into the stolen $14 million Ebola funds, uncovered by an investigation conducted by the country’s Auditor General. Though the committee report was described by many Sierra [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 February, 2016 Take for example, the attitude of the Koroma government of Sierra Leone towards the IMF and the World Bank, after criticising the government for its proposal to spend over $400 million on a brand new international airport, with the existing airport yet to reach [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 February 2016 British nurse Pauline Cafferkey who contracted the Ebola virus in December 2014, whilst working in Sierra Leone, but treated and declared Ebola free in London, has once again been flown back from her home in Scotland to an isolation unit at the Royal [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 February 2016 Kandeh Yumkella (Photo: Right, with his wife Mrs. Yumkella) – the former United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and CEO of the initiative, continues his global engagements on issues of energy. From Sierra Leone’s capital [Read More]
Abdul R. Kabia Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 February 2016 Each time a report is released with reference to the government’s performance, it really leaves a lot to be desired. Good and effective management of the natural resources of a low income country like Sierra Leone, is a driving force for [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 February 2016 In just two years from now, presidential and general elections will be held in Sierra Leone; and the country’s main opposition SLPP party has a mammoth task ahead to put its house in order, if it is to mount a serious challenge to [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 February 2016 The Constitution Review Committee of Sierra Leone has published an abridged version of its first draft report, following the conclusion of a major review of the country’s 1991 Constitution. The review process, which started in 2013 and headed by the experienced Judge – Justice [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 February 2016 Every year the government of Sierra Leone loses over one hundred million dollars in revenue from the country’s vastly rich fishing sector, because of poor governance, weak surveillance and monitoring systems, poor procurement arrangements and corruption. Foreign fishing companies are depriving the country [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 February 2016 Sierra Leone’s opposition politician and presidential aspirant – Alie Kabba (Photo: In green, white and blue tie), whom his supporters say is the country’s most outspoken opposition leader, appeared today at the High Court, two days earlier than had been expected. He has been [Read More]
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