In Focus

Abdulai Mansaray Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 October 2016 In a democratic society, freedom of speech should not be seen or used as a privilege, but as an organic necessity in a great society. The concept of free speech has historically never been an intrinsic part of Sierra Leone’s democratic infrastructure. [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 October 2016 Two weeks ago there were frenzied reports of an alarming rise in the number of ritualistic murders in Sierra Leone, especially of children as young as five and six. Even more disturbing are the gruesome photos published on social media and circulated globally, purporting [Read More]

John Baimba Sesay – China Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 October 2016 We do have challenges as a country, but we have come a long way. One area is the fight against corruption. President Ernest Koroma came in 2007 with the commitment to stepping up the fight against corruption. His Success [Read More]

Aruna Turay (Local Journalist in Freetown) Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 October 2016 While sceptics and doubters, including senior government ministers are questioning the authenticity of the growing reports and gruesome pictures of young children murdered for ritual purposes in Sierra Leone, what is not in dispute are the accounts of [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 October 2016 In the last few days there has been an alarming and sickening increase in the number of reported and unconfirmed cases of young children’s mutilated bodies found in various parts of Sierra Leone. (Photo: Some of the alleged murderers caught with body parts by [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 October 2016 Education, education, education – many commentators in Africa say is the panacea for ridding Africa of poverty, poor health, squalor, social inequality, and political marginalisation. And for poorer countries like Sierra Leone, what is obvious is that after decades of massive under-funding and lack [Read More]

N’Karimu Kamara Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 July 2016 Following his recent engagement with US Law makers, Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP)’s presidential flag-bearer aspirant – Kandeh Yumkella, departed for Beijing, China, for a high-level meeting on the South-South Cooperation Taskforce. The two-day event which brought together a large number of [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2016    President Koroma of Sierra Leone and his senior ministers are not in a happy place today, as the government has been forced by lack of cash, to cancel all official celebrations of the country’s independence. The annual State House beer, champagne, wine and [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 September 2015 Take a cursory look at the long list of SLPP presidential aspirants and you will see that the party is not short of quality leadership. But there are a few that are standing heads and shoulders above the rest, assuming tribalism is not a [Read More]