Africanist Press: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 February 2024: Sierra Leone’s 1991 Constitution, and the Public Elections Act 2022, forbids the inauguration of a President, Members of Parliament, and representatives of Local Government Councils without properly conducted elections. Under Sierra Leonean law, elections are only considered properly and democratically conducted when [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 February 2024: In Sierra Leone, the challenges surrounding childbirth pose life-threatening risks for women and newborns. The country currently ranks fifth in the world for infant mortality rates, with 34 deaths per 1,000 births. Additionally, Sierra Leone grapples with one of the highest maternal mortality rates [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 February 2024: Two weeks ago, the Sierra Leone Telegraph published a story in which the then Chairman of the country’s Metro Transport Company (MTC) – Mr. Victor Ako Mengot, called on all partners and stakeholders involved in the setting up and running of the Waka Fine [Read More]
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 February 2024: With Africa, and especially West Africa facing democratic backsliding and a surge in military coups, the ongoing crisis in Senegal, a country regarded as one of West Africa’s most stable democracies could not have come at a worse time. (Photo above: Senegal’s [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 February 2024: Octopus Energy – a global energy technology company – visits Sierra Leone as part of its partnership with Idris Elba and Siaka Stevens’ Sherbro Alliance Partners (SAP), as they progress on their project to build Sierra Leone’s first wind farm on Sherbro Island. The [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 February 2024: I was privileged to deliver a lecture at the Norman Foster Institute on Sustainable Cities today. Located in Madrid, the Institute is founded on Sir Norman Foster’s believe that the future of our societies is intrinsically linked to the future of our cities. My [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 February 2024: Following days of accusations and counter- accusations among stakeholders and shareholders of the Freetown Bus Service known as ‘Waka Fine’, including government ministers, after the chaotic and disorganized launching of the service last week, the public is now demanding answers. The government of Sierra [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 February 2024: A five-person team from the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and the United States Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF) have completed a five-day assessment visit from January 29th to February 2nd, 2024, with the Sierra Leone Navy to support the development of its maritime security [Read More]
Ibrahim Baimba Koroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 February 2024: On Friday 2 February 2024, the newly arrived 50 government buses labelled WakaFine Bus Operations commenced operations in Freetown. The bus service is arguably the largest in the passenger transportation market in Freetown and across the country. As much as the [Read More]
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