Following Resignation from NGC: KKY Returns to SLPP
By Amara Thoronka Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, fondly called KKY, officially joined governing Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) on Saturday, 14thOctober, 2023, after tendering his resignation from his brainchild National Grand Coalition (NGC) party in a letter dated 13th October, 2023. The homecoming ceremony was held at the SLPP’s headquarters at Wallace Johnson Street, Freetown…....
Govt to Address Concerns of Academics
By Alieu Amara Suwu Union of Academic Staff Association (UASA) that comprises academic staff associations of University of Sierra Leone, Njala University, Ernest Bai Koroma University, Milton Margai Technical University and Eastern Technical University have compromised to lay down strike actions following government commitment to address concerns and challenges. This compromise is reached after several…...
Lessons from the EU Election Report for Sierra Leoneans
By Reginald Bala Kargbo The only utility that the EU Election Observation Report may have taught Sierra Leoneans is that we must mobilise attention and focus on the electoral systems review and post-elections dialogue. The people of Sierra Leone are tired of accusations and counteraccusations. It’s time to move on. Let us trust our […]
E.U Issues Election Observation Mission Final Report on Sierra Leone’s 2023 Elections
By Alusine Fullah The European Union Election Observer Mission in Sierra Leone has presented its final report on the June 24 general elections to President Julius Maada Bio. The report notes inconsistencies in the electoral process, highlighting lack of transparency during critical stages, particularly in the tabulation and announcement of results, which the report…...
“93 out of 277 cases investigated in 2022” – – ACC Deputy Commissioner says
By Sulaiman Jalloh The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Sierra Leone has presented their 2022/2023 Activities completed and budget proposal 2024-2026 Fiscal Year(s) to the Ministry of Finance in the ongoing FY2024 bilateral budget discussions at the Ministry of Finance in George Street in Freetown, on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Presenting the ACCs’ report, the deputy commissioner…...
Opposition Predicts Possible Run-off in Liberian Elections
By Alusine Fullah The Presidential Candidate of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), Alexander Cummings has expressed optimism of participating in a possible run–off presidential election. Mr. Cummings said positively there will be a run-off election following the October 10 polls and that he will be among the two candidates who will be chosen by the Liberian people. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday October…...
EU Report is more Political than Technical –says VP Juldeh Jalloh
By Alusine Fullah The European Union Election Observer Mission in Sierra Leone presented its final report on the June 24 general elections to President Julius Maada Bio on the 10th October, 2023. In line with the above report, the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh on his tweeter page questioned the report presented […]
Chief Justice Lands in UK Chief Justice Lands in UK
Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Honourable Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards has been received in UK, along with three other Chief Justices in the world, including the President of the German Constitutional Court-Stephan Harbarth. The three Honourable Chief Justices are Justice Dhananjaya Chandrachud-Chief Justice of India; Honourable Justice Richard Wagner- the Chief Justice of Canada and […]
Sierra Leone to participate in robotics Competition in Singapore
By Sulaiman Jalloh President Julius Maada Bio has meet with a team of Sierra Leoneans set to represent the country in this year’s Robotic Competition in Singapore slated on the 7th, to the 10th, October, 2023 under the theme ‘Hydrogen Horizon’. The commissioner, National Commission for Children, Joyce Wuyah Tejan- Kellie, said for the fifth…...
NGOs converge on current state of affairs
For over a year now, the secretariat of the Sierra Leone Association of NGOs (SLANGO) has been administered by an acting National Coordinator, and the new Board of the SLANGO, which was elected in December 2022, has not reach a decision to hire or appoint a new coordinator. These are among several reasons why members […]
