Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 January 2016 Yesterday’s meeting of the members of the SLPP UK branch was at risk of being turned into a serious fracas that could have led to the breaking up of the organisation. (Photo: Cross-section of SLPP members peacefully attending yesterday’s meeting in London, UK). A [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 January 2016 Supporters of the embattled opposition leader in Sierra Leone – Dr. Alie Kabba, who has in the last one month, been the victim of ruling APC political venom, are today protesting in London. Today’s protest they say, is a precursor of much bigger protests [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 January 2016 An investigation has been launched by police in London as vulnerable girl from Sierra Leone walks into Kent police station. Detectives are appealing for information about the teenage girl. Little is said to be known about the girl, who is believed to be aged [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 January 2016: There are many forms of corruption and abuse of office in Sierra Leone, but this must go down in history as one of the most bizarre. Here you have Sierra Leone’s ambassador to Ghana – Osman Yassaneh, also acting as the Secretary General of [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 January 2016 After spending two nights in the maximum security jail, following the decision of magistrate Seray Wurie to refuse bail, Alie Kabba was today granted a ‘stay of execution’ by the Koroma government. Will the country’s Attorney General intervene on grounds of ‘nolle prosequi’, now [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 January 2016 The grim message coming out of Freetown, Sierra Leone tonight is a simple, though chilling statement by supporters of opposition politician Alie Kabba: “Where there is no justice, there can be no hope”. Alie Kabba has once again been denied bail and sent to [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 January 2016 Dear Madame Lagarde In March 2014, Liberia was hit by the unprecedented outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). (photo: IMF Chief Lagarde and president Sirleaf). The outbreak permeated the social and economic fabric of our country, significantly undermining our economic activities and [Read More]
David E Kiwuwa The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 January 2016 The violent and chaotic events in Burundi have once again brought into sharp focus the perennial problem of leadership change in sub-Saharan Africa, says David Kiwuwa, writing in theconversation.com last May. In this article, David explains why it is not business as usual for [Read More]
Claudine Vidal Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 January 2016 On 31 December 2015, in his greetings to the nation, Rwandan president Paul Kagame announced that he would run a third term. “You asked me to continue to lead this country after 2017. Given its importance to you, I can only accept.” [Read More]
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