The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 July 2014 Doctor Umar Khan – a Sierra Leonean virologist and specialist, responsible for treating those diagnosed with the deadly Ebola virus, has himself fallen victim to the virus, in eastern Sierra Leone – the epicentre of the disease. According to State House report, Dr. [Read More]
Michael Fayia Kallon The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 July 2014 An independent nation should be able to protect not only its citizens, but also its territorial integrity. In addition, it should meet conformities that satisfy the standards of the country’s security, even if not adequately, to protect her customs posts. [Read More]
Bai Bai Sesay The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 July 2014 Popular musicians – Emerson (photo), LAJ, Sound boy-Richie, and several others have received death threats for exposing corruption and tribalism in Sierra Leone. Threatening phone calls and text messages were sent, following the violent assault in Freetown, of Sierra Leone’s [Read More]
Dr. Sama Banya – Puawui The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 July 2014 The last time that the APC won what could properly be described as a free election, was in March 1967, when the late Brigadier David Lansana later played into their hands, by staging an unnecessary military coup. The [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2014 The banning of a radio talk show by the Koroma government of Sierra Leone, simply because the minister of defence is being held accountable for the death of two soldiers in a road traffic accident involving the minister’s convoy, is nothing short of [Read More]
Yusuf Keketoma Sandi The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2014 In an editorial published by the Awareness Times of 16th July 2014, the newspaper praised the alacrity of Rtd. Brig. Julius Maada Bio in the manner he reacted to the Ebola outbreak. The editorial particularly commended Rtd. Brig. Julius Maada [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 July 2014 In July 2008, the International Crisis Group (ICG) based in Brussels, published a report – ‘Sierra Leone: A New Era of Reform?’ The report was full of much promise and hope, for a country that has been battered by decades of poor governance, [Read More]
Dr. Sama Banya The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 July 2014 On Saturday July 12, I could not make any calls nor send any text message through one of my service providers until early afternoon. As usual they provided no excuse for their failure, let alone offer apologies to users. When [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 July 2014 Viettel has become the only mobile phone operator in Africa to win three prestigious international awards in three consecutive years. Movitel, SA – a joint venture between Vietnamese telecommunications group Viettel and Mozambique’s SPI company – has won the “Best Mobile Innovation Award” [Read More]
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