Politics & Law

President Bio’s new ministerial cabinet seeks to appease northerners in a battle to win legitimacy

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 July 2023: President Julius Maada Bio has this week announced his first group of ministers, following the decision of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) Party to boycott the ruling SLPP government, including abstention from parliament by the party’s elected MPs, Mayors and Local Councillors [Read More]

Election Watch

Why is the Sierra Leone electoral commission refusing to publish all certified polling station results? What are they hiding?

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 July 2023: President Bio did not win the presidential election, clear and simple. This has been proven by the country’s elections watchdog – National Elections Watch (NEW) along with figures compiled by international election observers present at polling stations across the country. Since announcing the results [Read More]

Politics & Law

Give back the people’s stolen votes

Kabs Kanu: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 08 July 2023: No honest, credible media will support a bloody, despotic, corrupt and abusive government like the SLPP. Let us face reality and call a spade a spade. When you have a blatantly lawless, tribalistic, unconstitutional, undemocratic and criminal government like the SLPP, where [Read More]

Economy & Business

Financial Innovations for Women Affected by Migration (FIWAM) Growth Program launches an open call 

Sierra leone Telegraph: 06 July 2023: Seedstars has announced the launch of Financial Innovations for Women Affected by Migration (FIWAM), a growth program that aims to identify and support fintech companies that are focused on promoting financial inclusion, particularly for women migrants and women affected by migration across Asia, MENA, [Read More]

Election Watch

President Bio throws insults at Britain, USA, Germany, Ireland and the EU over rigged election results

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 05 July 2023: Since the announcement of the June 24th presidential and general elections results by Sierra Leone’s Electoral Commission (ECSL), the international community and independent election observers in and out of the country have refused to accept the integrity and veracity of the ballot tallying process. [Read More]