The Sierra Leone Telegraph

Albert David: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2026: In a Parliament increasingly strained by political engineering and constitutional acrobatics, Hon. Aminata Sesay of Port Loko District delivered one of the most consequential interventions of Sierra Leone’s democratic era, a speech that did not merely challenge the government’s controversial Constitutional Amendment [Read More]

Courage in the Chamber: How Aminata Sesay MP exposed the truth behind the proposed amendment of Sierra Leone’s Constitution

Sierra Leone’s Constitutional reform should deepen democracy, not distance the People – Op ed

John Baimba Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2026: I have been following the debate in Parliament with great interest. Like many Sierra Leoneans, I spent almost the entire day on Tuesday and well into 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday listening to Members of Parliament debate the proposed amendments to our [Read More]

Personal attacks against judges are unacceptable – says American Bar Association

American Bar Association: Sierra Leone Telegraph : 30 July 2026 : The American Bar Association (ABA) strongly condemns personal attacks on judges by government officials and calls on all public officials, lawyers and citizens to reject rhetoric that targets judges or seeks to delegitimize the judiciary because of disagreement with [Read More]

Who honours the honoured?

Mahmud Tim Kargbo: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2026: Democracy does not measure leadership only by the achievements it celebrates, but also by the questions it allows citizens to ask about those achievements. The decision by Sierra Leone’s Cabinet to honour President Dr. Julius Maada Bio for his tenure as [Read More]

Fourah Bay College honours Dr. Mohamed Babatunde Cole’s legacy as bicentennial celebrations gather momentum

Amin Kef Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2026: As Fourah Bay College (FBC), University of Sierra Leone, marks its 200th anniversary, the institution has paid glowing tribute to one of its most distinguished alumni, Alhaji Dr. Ing. Mohamed Babatunde Cole, recognizing his exceptional contributions to engineering, industry, philanthropy and [Read More]

Togo sets the terms for fisheries and aquaculture reform

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2026: Stakeholders meeting in Lomé are validating recommendations meant to be implemented, with investment, climate resilience and the livelihoods of fishing communities at stake Fish feeds families, pays school fees and holds communities together along Togo’s coast and inland waters. Whether it continues to do [Read More]

From conviction to execution: LEAD takes stock of its first cohort and launches its second class in Rabat

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2026: One year after launching a continental initiative designed to make excellence in public governance the foundation of a new drive to transform Africa, LEAD, the Africa CEO Forum’s pan-African leadership programme, takes stock of its first cohort and announces the launch of its second [Read More]

Africa’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) producers turn to domestic gas as power demand shapes next investment cycle

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2026: Africa’s emerging gas producers are increasingly looking beyond export markets to unlock the full value of their resources. While LNG projects remain central to attracting international investment and generating foreign exchange, governments across the continent are placing greater emphasis on using natural gas to [Read More]

Today is a historic day that will significantly impact the future of Sierra Leone’s democracy – Op ed

Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 July 2026: Sierra Leone’s Constitutional Amendments Bill will be voted on by parliamentarians today. The significance of this vote cannot be overstated. In my opinion, the two most important clauses in the Bill are in respect of the electoral system and the threshold [Read More]

Who is afraid of Sierra Leone’s 1991 Constitution? Op ed

Oumar Farouk Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 July 2026: A constitution is more than a collection of rules. It is a covenant between the state and its citizens—a restraint on power, a guarantee of political equality, and a framework for resolving national disagreements without violence. That is why the Constitution [Read More]

A call to conscience: Protect Sierra Leone’s democracy, not compromise it – Op ed

Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara (JFK): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 July 2026: Honourable Members of Parliament of Sierra Leone, history remembers leaders who chose principle over expediency and the national good over political interest. The vote on the Constitutional Amendment Bill is one such moment. I appeal to you, not as partisans, [Read More]

Opposition APC member of Parliament Aminata Sesay named among parliamentarians to oversee Sierra Leone’s electoral commission

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2026: Sierra Leone’s Speaker of Parliament, Segepoh Solomon Thomas, has named Aminata Sesay, opposition APC member of parliament representing the people of Port Loko District, as a member of the newly constituted Ad hoc Parliamentary Oversight Committee for the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL). [Read More]

Fragility and the politics of prevention – Op ed

Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2026: A few years ago, government leaders in developing countries worried about debt, unemployment, or the next election. Today, the answer is usually all of them at once, compounded by climate shocks, food and fuel crises, and rising debt [Read More]

Presidential immunity must not become a burial cloth for justice

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Oumar Farouk Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2027: Sierra Leone investigates stolen money through commissions, hearings and sanctions. But when citizens are killed, the nation is too often met with silence, delay and unanswered questions. Now, reports that former presidents may be granted immunity threaten to turn that silence [Read More]

Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar convene first continental conference on Catholic Education in Africa

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2026: The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) will hold the First Continental Conference on Catholic Education in Africa from 6 to 8 August 2026 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the theme: “Strengthening Catholic Education for Integral Human Development in Africa”. The [Read More]

AfDB and Biovac sign $15 million agreement to advance Africa’s first end-to-end cholera vaccine production

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2026: The African Development Bank Group has finalised a loan of up to $15 million to the Biologicals and Vaccines Institute of South Africa Ltd (Biovac) to support a new multi-vaccine manufacturing facility in Cape Town that will significantly expand Africa’s domestic capacity to produce [Read More]

AU and Germany welcome historic Zambia and Zimbabwe Lake Kariba boundary demarcation as Sierra Leone and Guinea struggle to resolve border dispute

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2026: The African Union (AU) Commission, through the African Union Border Programme (AUBP), and the German Federal Foreign Office congratulate the Republics of Zambia and Zimbabwe on the successful completion of the first phase of the Lake Kariba boundary demarcation exercise. The installation of floating [Read More]

President Bio, let your leadership bear the mark of your conscience – Op ed

July 20, 2026 1

Oumar Farouk Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 July 2026: For centuries, rulers have sought protection from the consequences of their failures by shifting blame onto those around them. Under monarchies, the king was often regarded as divinely appointed and therefore beyond error. When mistakes were made, courtiers, servants, advisers, or [Read More]

Former President Ernest Bai Koroma returns to Sierra Leone from political exile – courtesy of ECOWAS

July 19, 2026 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 July 2026: Ernest Bai Koroma, the former president of Sierra Leone this morning returned to Freetown, after spending over two years in political exile in Abuja, Nigeria, under the auspices of President Tinubu. His return has sparked questions as to whether he is now a free [Read More]

Strong progress in lower-income countries underscores need for sustained investment in immunisation

July 16, 2026 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 July 2026: Each year WHO and UNICEF release global and national routine immunisation coverage estimates (WUENIC). Immunisation in the lowest-income countries is supported by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance – a partnership that helps vaccinate more than half the world’s children, and includes WHO and UNICEF as [Read More]

New World Bank financing to expand Burkina Faso’s economic opportunities and strengthen social protection systems

July 16, 2026 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 July 2026: The World Bank approved today a new project in Burkina Faso to expand economic opportunities for vulnerable populations, foster social cohesion, and strengthen the country’s social protection system. This marks a renewed partnership between the World Bank Group and the Government of Burkina Faso [Read More]

Africa’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) producers turn to domestic gas as power demand shapes next investment cycle

Today is a historic day that will significantly impact the future of Sierra Leone’s democracy – Op ed