In Focus

Who did It? Op ed

Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 December 2024: Today, I write with a heavy heart to remind Sierra Leoneans of a painful chapter in the history of one of our own ethnic groups, the Fula people. The events of December 15, 2024, have resurrected bitter memories that no one [Read More]

Economy & Business

Audit unmasks Zoodlabs’ $1.44 million fraud

Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 December 2024: In a startling revelation that underscores the negligence and recklessness plaguing public-private partnerships in Sierra Leone, the 2023 Audit Report has laid bare the blatant non-compliance of Zoodlabs (SL) Ltd. with critical contractual obligations. The report highlights the company’s failure to [Read More]

Economy & Business

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) selects Liberia as eligible for new partnership

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 December 2024: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has announced that it has selected Liberia as newly eligible to develop a compact. According to the published statement, Liberia was selected as eligible in recognition of the country’s commitment to pursuing critical economic and democratic governance reforms. “MCC [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Parliament votes to remove Auditor-General Lara Taylor-Pearce and Deputy

Sierra Eye: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 December 2024: Sierra Leone’s Parliament yesterday voted by a two-thirds majority (100/136) of members present to approve the removal of Auditor-General Lara Taylor-Pearce and her deputy, Tamba Momoh, marking a significant and controversial development in the country’s governance. Earlier in the session, the Clerk [Read More]