Year: 2022

Anne Baber Wallis, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 August 2022:  Leaked documents from the Office of the Attorney General of Sierra Leone provide new evidence on joint efforts undertaken by leading government officials and opposition party politicians to prevent Africanist Press from publishing its investigative reports on corruption [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 August 2022: The head of the African Union’s Multinational Police Force in Somalia – Sierra Leonean born and trained Augustine Kailie, is reported to have been approved this week by Sierra Leone’s Police Council to become the new Deputy Inspector General of Police of Sierra Leone. [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 August 2022: The government and police of Sierra Leone have made themselves into a ridiculous laughingstock, after a “wanted list” of suspected, so called “terrorists” – published by the government last week, went viral for all the wrong reasons. The list contains names and photos of [Read More]

Arthur E. Pearce: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 August 2022: The majority of Sierra Leoneans are experiencing a climate of fear of political reprisals, following the recent nationwide protest, as the government attempts to seize the initiative, and prevent further protests. People are concerned about the impact on their livelihoods, business, [Read More]

Brian Johnson Esq: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 August 2022: The cornerstone of any democratic society is the ability of its rulers to tolerate free speech, alternative views, and sometimes out-right unpleasant and rude opinions. George Orwell said of free speech, “if liberty means anything at all, it means the right [Read More]