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]
Dr. Denis Sandy Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 January 2016 In part one of this article published yesterday, I discussed Sierra Leone’s efforts in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). And I concluded that Sierra Leone did not make any progress in meeting any of the eight former MDGs, that have [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 January 2016 “Justice delayed is justice denied”, says supporters calling for the immediate and unconditional release of opposition presidential hopeful – Alie Kabba, who has been charged by the Koroma government with bigamy, despite protesting his innocence. (Photo: Alie Kabba meeting youths in Lumley, west of [Read More]
Abdulai Brima Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 January 2016 Where are you SLPP, when assertive leadership is in such high demand in Sierra Leone, to stand up to the vagaries and excesses of the inept and corrupt Koroma regime? Where are you? The APC party has been allowed to rape the [Read More]
Dr. Denis Sandy Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 January 2016 The Twentieth Century is long gone, but the celebrations that marked the beginning of the twenty-first century on January 1, 2000, reverberated throughout the world. The new Millennium was considered by many, especially development practitioners, as a period of hope for [Read More]
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