Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 January 2017 On this – the eve of Jammeh’s final day in power, the world waits to see whether he will step down from office tomorrow in line with the country’s constitution and the democratic will of the majority of Gambians who voted against him last [Read More]
Saad Barrie Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 January 2017 I have never been a fan of President Yayah Jammeh and wouldn’t lose sleep over his fate. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) must however be warned that “regime change” is a serious business. Going in is the easy part. [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 January 2017 President Jammeh has less than a week to either make a final stand against the democratic wish of his people, or step down gracefully to allow the newly elected Adama Barrow (Photo) to take over the running of the country. Today as Gambians wait [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 January 2017 Speaking in what will be regarded as one of his shortest New Year messages to the people of Sierra Leone, it is clear that this is equally president Koroma’s most important effort at rallying not only his ruling party faithful, but millions of cash [Read More]
Abdulai Mansaray Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 December 2016 Despite attempts by West African regional heads of state to reason with Jammeh, he remains strong headed in his desire to cling on to power. This is borne out of hubris. We are all victims of our own hubris at times. Some [Read More]
Abdulai Mansaray Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 December 2016 When President Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh conceded defeat in the recently concluded democratic elections in The Gambia, the world breathed a collective sigh of relief. But it was not the “jovial” and satirical manner in which he declared his acceptance of [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 December 2016 Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari, Sierra Leone’s Ernest Bai Koroma and Ghana’s John Mahama are in Banjul – the capital of The Gambia today, Tuesday, 13th December 2016, to persuade Jammeh to accept the results of the presidential election and stand down [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 December 2016 Ghana’s presidential election results are out. John Mahama is out and Nana Akufo-Addo is in. Final results from the country’s electoral commission are as follows: NPP – 5,716,026 (53.85%) and NDC – 4,713,277 (44.40%). (Photo: Mahama). It seems the people of West Africa are [Read More]
David E Kiwuwa Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 December 2016 The year ends with a gust of transformational winds blowing over the Gambia and Angola, raising hopes that Africa’s democracy project is not as dead as it is feared to be. The shock electoral defeat of the Gambia’s strongman President Yahya Jammeh by Adama Barrow, a little known [Read More]
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