Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 February 2025: According to report by The Brussels Times, the notorious Dutch drug criminal ‘Bolle’ Jos Leijdekkers (Dutch for ‘tubby Jos’) who according to Dutch police is the most wanted person in the Netherlands, was last week sentenced to another prison term of 13 years in [Read More]
Alusine Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 February 2025: Ethnic politics and traditional chieftaincy struggles have long shaped the socio-political landscape of Sierra Leone. The ongoing crisis in Gorama Mende Chiefdom is a striking example of how deeply entrenched political allegiances and tribal affiliations can fuel conflicts, threatening national cohesion. At [Read More]
Andy Morton ( for Press and Journal): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 February 2025: Few people are as caring and compassionate as Manjit Dhillon, a facial reconstruction surgeon who gives up her holidays to volunteer on a hospital ship in Africa. But if you called her a hero, she’d likely shake [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 February 2025: On the sidelines of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African Heads of State, Government and Business Leaders convened for a Presidential Breakfast Dialogue to address the continent’s financing and investment gaps. The event [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 February 2025: The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed to join Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) in financing a $750 million Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF). This landmark initiative will accelerate climate adaptation and sustainable infrastructure across Africa. As part of this commitment, the EIB today confirmed [Read More]
Abdoul Mahdieu Savage: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 February 2025: Sierra Leone has come under renewed scrutiny as a key transit hub for international drug trafficking. A damning report by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs underscores the extent of the crisis, stating that [Read More]
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 February 2025: An article titled “Sierra Leone- the rise, the ruin, and the reckoning of a nation” (the 3 Rs), written by Oumar Farouk Sesay, a seasoned wordsmith and Sierra Leone’s very own Wole Soyinka (it’s not an exaggeration) is known for his pioneering [Read More]
Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 February 2025: Sierra Leoneans have been subjected to unprecedented hardship due to massive and prolonged power outages across Freetown and other parts of the country. Despite promises of stable electricity supply, the government’s reliance on costly emergency power deals – such as the [Read More]
Abdulai Mansaray: Siera Leone Telegraph: 20 February 2025: Sierra Leone has a rich history, from slavery and the slave trade as one of the worst indelible marks on the conscience of mankind, to Sierra Leone emerging as a nation of “firsts”. The country once enjoyed a glorious history as the [Read More]
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