The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 August 2013 Several hundred people gathered outside the Temple of Justice Court on Wednesday, 21 August, to protest the arrest of Rodney Sieh (Photo), the Publisher of FrontPage Africa. Sieh was ordered by the Supreme Court to pay US$1.5 million in a libel case involving [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 August 2013 As Sierra Leone moves closer to China, many in the country are now questioning the motive and rationale of the ruling All People’s Congress Party (APC), in strengthening its relationship with the Communist Party of China, at a time when most countries of [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 July 2013 The headline – “Sierra Leone Begs for $3.5 billion for energy sector” published last week in the international press – Petroleum Africa, makes for very grim reading, though not surprising. Three years ago, the American energy corporation – Joule, estimated the cost of [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 July 2013 It is well over a year since Maada Bio – Sierra Leone’s main opposition presidential candidate for the 2012 elections, spoke at Chatham House in London, in preparation for those elections. Whilst in London last year, Maada Bio met international industrialists, politicians and [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2013 Just over a year ago, the Vice President of Sierra Leone – Chief Sam Sumana, almost single-handedly could have wrecked president Koroma’s chances of being re-elected, in his bid for a second term in office. The Vice President was caught up in one of [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2013 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is on record for almost a year, promising to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to help develop and harness Sierra Leone’s ailing tourism industry, agriculture and fishing sectors. The clock is ticking fast in Sierra Leone, as [Read More]
Dennis Kabatto The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 July 2013 There is an old saying: ‘The cream always rises to the top’. Barely a month after Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara honored him with the Commander of the National Order of Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone’s rising star – Dr. Kandeh Yumkella has [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2013 Sierra Leone’s higher education sector is in crisis. Thousands of students are leaving university with qualifications that are unfit for purpose, and making little contribution to wealth creation. The country’s premier universities are almost bankrupt due to lack of funds. Yet institutions which [Read More]
Elias Bangura – Freetown The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 July 2013 Members of the Parliamentary Education Committee have on the 18th July, 2013, asked the Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the use of the girl-child funds in Bonthe. They say that information received regarding the use of the funds is inadequate. [Read More]
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