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News in Perspective

Sierra Leone court officials ‘failed to turn up’ to grant opposition politician bail

January 4, 2016 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 January 2016 Sierra Leone opposition politician Dr. Alie Kabba (Photo) has once again been sent to solitary confinement this afternoon by president Koroma, whose irresponsible dictatorial rule and abuse of power is threatening to return the country to another civil war. Kabba was taken to court [Read More]

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Sierra Leone opposition politician Dr. Alie Kabba expected in court today

January 4, 2016 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 January 2016 Dr. Alie Kabba – the outspoken opposition politician held captive as a political prisoner by the Koroma government in Sierra Leone, is expected to appear in court today in Freetown. According to the government, he will be answering charges relating to the alleged offence [Read More]

Politics & Law

President’s New Year speech is nothing to write home about

January 2, 2016 Abdul Rashid Thomas 7

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 January 2016 For the first time in the history of post independence Sierra Leone, the head of state has delivered what can only be described as the shortest and most lacklustre of New Year’s address to the nation – four hundred and ninety-six words to be [Read More]

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Sierra Leone opposition politician Alie Kabba denied bail and sent to prison

December 31, 2015 Abdul Rashid Thomas 9

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 December 2015 Alie Kabba was arrested in his home in Freetown last night and taken to Pademba Road prison, where he was locked up overnight before appearing at the magistrate court in Freetown today. But after almost seven hours in court answering to the charge of [Read More]

Editorial

Kandeh Yumkella’s successful tour of Freetown and southern Sierra Leone

December 31, 2015 Abdul Rashid Thomas 11

Alan Luke – KKY (UK and Ireland) Communications Team Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 December 2015 As the night of the long knives descended on State House with the dismissal of several senior cabinet ministers, and fire raged at Electricity House, one would be forgiven to think that dark clouds perpetually hang [Read More]

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SLPP presidential aspirant Alie Kabba appearing in court in Freetown

December 31, 2015 Abdul Rashid Thomas 8

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 December 2015 The outspoken opposition politician Alie Kabba, who was arrested a week ago by the Sierra Leone police, is appearing in court this morning to answer charges of alleged bigamy brought by his divorced wife – local government minister Diana Konomanyi. The couple got married [Read More]

Editorial

Did the attorney general of Sierra Leone sign his own letter of dismissal?

December 30, 2015 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 December 2015 Four months ago, on the 16th of August 2015 to be precise, the Sierra Leone Telegraph published an article titled: ‘Sierra Leone attorney general’s position is now untenable’, and many thought it was a big joke. And we concluded by asking this simple, though [Read More]

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Fire at Sierra Leone electricity head office in Freetown

December 29, 2015 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 December 2015   The fifth floor of the office of the electricity supply and billing company in Freetown is still smouldering this evening, after fire broke out in the early hours of the morning. It is not clear what started the fire, but suspicions are rife. [Read More]

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President Koroma of Sierra Leone sacks senior ministers

December 28, 2015 Abdul Rashid Thomas 8

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 December 2015 ‘Out with the old and in with the new, as the New Year rolls.’ President Koroma has this afternoon sacked some of his most senior, closest and trusted ministers in a surprise and unexpected shakeup of his cabinet. In a typical move reminiscent of [Read More]

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