Politics & Law

Murtala Mohamed: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 September: Sierra Leone, one of 124 United Nations member states, voted against the Israeli Occupation of Palestinian territories in a Wednesday UN resolution described as “historic” by Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour. The resolution demands that Israel end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories within [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 September 2024: As part of her engagements at the UNGA Summit of the Future in New York, Mayor of Freetown and C40 Cities Co-Chair, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, yesterday took centre stage in a high-level panel meeting with the Africa- Europe Women Leaders Network on the importance of [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 September 2024: Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio and Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris co-chaired an interactive dialogue on “Enhancing Multilateralism for International Peace and Security” at the “United Nations Summit of the Future”. According to State House report from Freetown, the “session focused on addressing [Read More]

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2024: The United Nations, with a current membership of 193 was established in 1945. After the United Nations’ Charter was ratified by its main proponents China, France, The United Kingdom, The United States and other signatories at the San Francisco Conference, the organisation [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 September 2024: With the United Nation’s Summit of the Future opening in New York today, Sunday, world leaders meeting there must take ambitious action on fossil fuel  phaseout – according to a letter signed by leaders of states, regions and cities from across the  globe. (Photo [Read More]

Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 September 2024: The Free Quality Education (FQE) initiative, launched by President Bio’s administration with the promise of ensuring “every child has access to quality education,” was initially hailed as a transformative policy. (Photo: Abdul Karim Kamara MP, the opposition’s Parliamentary Chief Whip). Many [Read More]

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 September 2024:. As Sierra Leone’s politics oscillates between the SLPP and APC, it sometimes takes a lot of effort, reflection and in most cases honest humility to come to terms with losing an election. It is gnawingly more difficult when such results are mired [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 September 2024: As part of the ongoing security cooperation between the United States and Sierra Leone, the Michigan National Guard (MING) and the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) formally established a State Partnership Program (SPP) in a signing ceremony in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Dignitaries [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2024: Dr. David Moinina Sengeh, the Chief Minister of the Republic of Sierra Leone, discusses the justice sector strategy launched by President Julius Maada Bio and the signing of the Criminal Procedure Act. He emphasizes key principles such as inclusive justice, fairness, accessibility, support for [Read More]