Magnus Cole: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 April 2024: In early April, social media in Sierra Leone went agog over the surprising appearance of President Julius Maada Bio in a Maybach Mercedes car. Bio was at this year’s annual alumni celebration of the foundation Day of the Bo Government Secondary School [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 April 2024: Following the death of a child at the Freetown Maternity hospital – PCMH on Tuesday, and mounting criticism of government’s indifference in the face of acute electricity outage across the country, the ministry of health yesterday published a statement, promising to put measures in [Read More]
Alhaji U. N’jai: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 April 2024: I first wrote this piece in 2018 and it represented my introspection on the state of the nation Sierra Leone at 57. It was also a time of great optimism as the nation had just ushered in the “new direction” government [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 April 2024: Dr. Jeredine George, a specialist Obstetrician Gynaecologist at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH) commonly called Cottage reported on social media this week that a newborn baby has died at the hospital because of lack of electricity. Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 April 2024: According to the US State Departrment’s 2023 Report, “There were credible reports the government or its agents committed arbitrary or unlawful killings. On June 25 (the day after the June 24 elections), at the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party headquarters in Freetown, police [Read More]
Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 April 2024: In the heart of Sierra Leone, a nation once praised for its resilience and courage in the face of adversity, a dark cloud looms ominously. Extra-judicial killings have become a chilling norm, casting a shadow over the aspirations of a people [Read More]
FCC Comms: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 April 2024: The rains have come early and jumped ahead of our flood mitigation plans. FCC flood mitigation activities started at Juba Bridge on 3rd April. After about five days we moved onto the canal at Lumley which had also become an illegal dumpsite [Read More]
Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 April 2024: In the heart of Sierra Leone’s bustling streets, amidst the cries of hardship and the flickering lights of businesses struggling to survive eletricity blackout, a singular question echoes louder than ever: Where is the taxpayers’ money? As Sierra Leoneans grapple with [Read More]
Siera Leone Telegraph: 22 April 2024: Eyewitness News journalist Murtala Mohamed Kamara has reported to the BBC that the capital city of Freetown is currently facing a severe power outage. According to Kamara, the situation is equivalent to a “near permanent black out” and is causing major struggles for businesses, [Read More]
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