Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 July 2016 It is seventy-two hours since the former head of Sierra Leone’s military and now the deputy high commissioner to Nigeria, was reported to have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen along the Abuja – Kaduna Highway in northern Nigeria, yet no word has been heard [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 July 2016 “Growth is expected to recover moderately in 2016, with average inflation edging up slightly, driven mainly by further exchange rate depreciation. However, budget implementation is expected to be even more challenging than in 2015, given the expected decline in budget support and constrained domestic [Read More]
N’Karimu Kamara Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 July 2016 Sierra Leone’s presidential hopeful, Dr. Kandeh Yumkella has in the last week travelled to Europe and the United States, where he met with the Republican Senator of Arkansas – John Boozman and his staff. They discussed various issues, including the economic and political [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 July 2016 The government of Sierra Leone has this afternoon confirmed the report of the kidnapping of the former head of Sierra Leone’s military, who is currently serving in Nigeria as the country’s Deputy High Commissioner. Nigerian police have told reporters that he was kidnapped [Read More]
Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 June 2016 If an idol begins to wield excessive powers, you show it the wood it was carved from. That is exactly what seventeen million British citizens have demonstrated by their decision to leave the increasingly octopodial, power-grabbing European Union. Whether their decision [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 June 2016 Sierra Leone is back on the agenda of the International Criminal Court (ICC), despite a painful recovery from a brutal ten year civil war that left hundreds of thousands dead. Although several key instigators and perpetrators of the civil war were held responsible for [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 June 2016 The Sierra Leone Telegraph has today been reliably informed that report of a violent attack on one of Sierra Leone’s presidential aspirants in the coming 2018 elections – Mr. Moseray Fadika (Photo: Moseray Fadika – centre, with former Nigerian president Obasanjo – left) is [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 June 2016 This week’s fire at the offices of the Sierra Leone ministry of mines, could not have come at a worse time for the mines minister – Minkailu Mansaray (Photo) – the second highest ranking official of the ruling APC party, who was accused a few [Read More]
From our correspondent in Freetown 22 June 2016 As results of the Sierra Leone People’s Party lower level elections held on Saturday 18 June 2016 emerge, the Sierra Leone People’s Party membership has demonstrated a desire for hope over fear. Initial results from these elections show that nominees are supportive [Read More]
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