Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 May 2017 It was an uncharacteristically hot afternoon as I boarded the taxi heading for the sleepy remote village of Regent. I wasn’t in too much of a mood to talk after the usual harrowing experience of trying to get the basics done. [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14th May 2017 Yesterday – Saturday, 13th May 2017, Bob Howard – reporting for BBC Radio 4, on Kate Adie’s ‘From our own correspondent’ – broadcast in the UK, described the immense difficulties faced by young people in Sierra Leone trying to find work and make ends meet. [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 May 2017 Yesterday – 11th of May 2017, was the day that Sierra Leoneans were expecting massive cash windfall – at least $50 million, from the sale of their Star of Sierra Leone MK2 – the second largest diamond ever found in the country. But once [Read More]
Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 May 2017 Since my arrival in town, I have realised that by embracing that delusional emotion called expectation, Sierra Leoneans have been able to devise a survival strategy against the steady rumble of the old political clans across the horizon from the existing [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 May 2017 The death yesterday of a 14 year old girl – named as Mamie Karim, who was allegedly raped by a gang of men in Pujehun, Sierra Leone, has not only brought huge outcry, but has sparked massive demand for the men who are in [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 May 2017 Bidding for the sale of the second largest diamond ever found in Serra Leone – the star of Sierra Leone Mk2, is open for another twenty-four hours, as the 36 days extension put in force by the president on Wednesday, 5th of April 2017, [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 May 2017 Construction work on Sierra Leone’s first toll paying motorway will soon commence. The initial phase of the 62 km highway is expected to be completed in the next two months. According to plans drawn up by the Chinese, the new four lane highway will [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 May 2017 A major focus of the African gathering of the World Economic Forum this week was how the continent could achieve ‘inclusive growth’. The need to connect African markets to aid development will once again be discussed at the World Economic Forum. The debate needs [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 May 2017 Hundreds of people have been left homeless as the start of the six months long rainy season makes its presence felt in the east of the capital Freetown. Stormy rainfall brought massive destruction of property and loss of life across many communities early this [Read More]
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