Election Watch

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 July 2023: It is now three weeks since the results of presidential, general and local elections held in Sierra Leone, were announced by the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL). And so far, there is no end in sight to the unprecedented political crisis in the [Read More]

Sylvanus Koroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 July 2023: When the Chairman of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) Dr Prince Harding publicly referred to the International Community Observers and Monitors of the June 24, 2023 elections as ‘academic dwarfs’, I honestly think that is the mentality of the SLPP. The [Read More]

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]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 07 July 2023: President Bio’s government is fast running out of cash and is now struggling to meet its financial obligations, including payment of salaries to many of its senior public officials occupying advisory roles at State House, including Dr John Tambi – the man heading the [Read More]

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]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 July 2023: The announcement of rigged presidential, parliamentary and local council elections results by Sierra Leone’s electoral body – ECSL, has sent shockwaves that is now calling into question the legitimacy of President Bio and his government, as president Bio joins other West African leaders at [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 July 2023: The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) yesterday announced the results of parliamentary, local councils and mayoral elections which took place on 24th June 2023. The results are not only controversial but fraught with inaccuracies and fraud, as the Chief Electoral Commissioner Mohamed Konneh, [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 July 2023: After calls by a small section of the main opposition APC party to take the country’s elections body – ECSL to court, following ECSL’s rigging of the presidential, general, and local elections results, former Attorney General of Sierra Leone in the Ernest Bai Koroma [Read More]

Sam D Young: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 June 2023: The recently concluded mayoral election in Freetown has sparked significant controversy and speculation. Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, a candidate running for the second time, has won a huge majority vote at the polls from the citizens of Freetown. However, concerns have been raised [Read More]