Politics & Law

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf wins Mo Ibrahim Prize – what chance Koroma of Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 February 2018 The Prize Committee of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has today announced that Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, has won the 2017 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. The Committee found that, confronted with unprecedented and renewed challenges, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf demonstrated [Read More]

Election Watch

Sierra Leone police to restrict free movement on polling day – Dr Sylvia Blyden speaks out

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 February 2018 Ten of the seventeen registered political parties contesting the March 7 multi-tier elections in Sierra Leone, have condemned and opposed the decision by the Sierra Leone police to restrict vehicular movement on polling day, Ibrahim Tarawallie  reports from Freetown,. Last month, the Sierra Leone [Read More]

Politics & Law

Another ECOWAS Court case against president Koroma – sacked NATCOM Boss calls for justice

Alusine Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 February 2018 A wrongful dismissal case against President Koroma’s National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) is currently being prepared for filing and hearing at the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja, Nigeria. This will be another huge public humiliation for the Koroma government, after losing the [Read More]