The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 June 2014 There are a few countries in Africa that make it into the world news headlines, once every blue moon. And when they do, it is not usually a happy story, and Mauritania is one of those countries. Very little news comes out of [Read More]
Dr. Sama Banya – Puawui The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 June 2014 I am seated in Fokai Demby’s delightful Kamboi Complex, along Kenema’s co-busiest thoroughfare as I watch motorists, bike riders and pedestrians struggling to avoid the bad patch at the Capitol-Reservation roundabout. The visitor driving into Kenema city over [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 June 2014 After six years of sheltering one of the most corrupt ministers in his government, president Koroma has finally decided to bite the bullet. (Photo: Sacked chief of staff – Konteh). It would appear the president has listened to his own conscience, and the [Read More]
Dr. Sama Banya – Puawui The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 June 2014 I have sometimes wondered whether some hidden hand was fiddling with my birth calendar, because each twelve month period simply speeds away. Only yesterday, I was joking with friends and family members that we were to wait until [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 June 2014 Sierra Leone’s economy, valued at just over $3 billion dollars, may not be amongst the biggest in West Africa, but has in the last two consecutive years grown faster than most countries in the sub-region. But recent GDP growth is not enough to [Read More]
Dr. Sama Banya – Puawui The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 June 2014 There was near crisis in Bo school in 1946, barely three months to the Cambridge School Certificate Examination, which back then was the equivalent of today’s West African School Certificate Examination. Teacher L. J. Pratt, who had almost [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 June 2014 A new report by mobile phone giant – Ericsson, says that mobile internet use in Sub-Saharan Africa is doubling year-on-year, with usage expected to increase 20 times in the next five years. And by 2017, 3G technology will outstrip 2G to become the [Read More]
Think Security Africa The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 June 2014 A report published by Think Security Africa says that ‘all-out’ war against Boko Haram, may cause the terrorist group to transform into a more widespread threat to security in both Nigeria and the African continent. Boko Haram’s attacks continue to [Read More]
Yusuf Keketoma Sandi: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 June 2014: Part of my job that night, together with the smartly dressed SLPP UK/Ireland Young Generation Team, was to usher guests to their seats and make them feel welcomed. The event was advertised on the most popular African TV channel in the United [Read More]
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