Sierra Leone Loses Out Yet Again On US Millennium Challenge Compact Funds

December 11, 2019 Staff Writer: State House : Dr Francis Mustapha Kaikai – Sierra Leone’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development, who in the absence of president Bio is leading the country’s delegation to the 9th Summit of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Heads of State and Government summit in Nairobi, Kenya, yesterday spoke about Sierra Leone’s firm commitment to ‘multilateralism’. Minister Kaikai said: “The theme for this Summit: A Transformed ACP Group: Committed to Multilateralism” is apt and timely for our organisation. In the last decade or so, our world has experienced a shift in international relations; we are …continue reading

December 9, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas-SLT   Today is being commemorated all over the world as the UN-declared Anti-Corruption Day, which is celebrated every year on 9th of December. Sierra Leone, more than most countries on the continent of Africa has a lot to celebrate today, after eighteen months of battle against corruption by the SLPP government which came into power after winning elections in March 2018. In that battle against corruption, the country has seen a big fall in corruption, as the country’s anti-graft agency – the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) led by Francis Ben Kaifala, fearlessly pursues former senior government …continue reading

December 9, 2019  By Abdul Malik Bangura A strong delegation from Sierra Leone has on Friday 6th December 2019 joined staff of the High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya, to attend the 110th African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Council of Ministers Meeting. The 110th Session of the ACP Council of Ministers which will precede the high-level gathering of Heads of States and Government kicks starts today Friday 6th December and is due to end on Sunday 8th December 2019, whilst the Heads of State and Government summit of the 79 ACP Nations will take place from 9th to 10th December 2019. …continue reading

By Abdul Malik Bangura A strong delegation from Sierra Leone has on Friday 6th December 2019 joined staff of the High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya, to attend the 110th African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Council of Ministers Meeting. The 110th Session of the ACP Council of Ministers which will precede the high-level gathering of Heads of States and Government kicks starts today Friday 6th December and is due to end on Sunday 8th December 2019, whilst the Heads of State and Government summit of the 79 ACP Nations will take place from 9th to 10th December 2019. The Sierra Leone …continue reading

November 4, 2019 By Staff Writer A statement published yesterday by Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), that it will not be indicting the Secretary General of the country’s main opposition APC party – Dr Osman Yansaneh, after serious allegations of corruption and impropriety were made against him, including receiving salary as High Commissioner to Ghana, even though he was in Freetown most of the time managing his party’s affairs, has been received with mixed reactions. Many are questioning the veracity and integrity of the ACC’s investigations into the allegations. Some are referring to the ACC’s decision not to indict as …continue reading

December 4, 2019 By ART  (SLT)   President Bio will soon be appointing a new Inspector General (IG) of police, after the current IG – Dr. Richard Moigbe was sent a letter this week – which was leaked to the media, reminding him of his statutory requirement to quit office and go into retirement in March next year. With just three months remaining until IG Moigbe leaves office, the race is on to appoint a new IG, a decision that will no doubt be politically controversial. Moigbe was appointed by former president Koroma, and there are many in the ruling …continue reading

December 1, 2019   By Arolyn I. Koroma   Mr. Mohamed Jalloh. It is my privilege to greet you and to extend my thanks for your concerns and response to my article on Former APC Miniister Logus Koroma. Mr. Jalloh, to be candid you failed to tap that part of the head that would have reminded you that Mr. Logus Koroma is an APC party politician. And whoever writes a piece on his political participation and says he is ADP, NGC or C4C party member is a joker. I’m sorry, that you didn’t know that you are one of them, …continue reading

November 29, 2019 Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph While some will see journalism as “organised gossip”, the majority will agree that it’s a force for progressive social change that maintains democracy. The role of journalism in any given society is so central that, it is often fondly described as the 4th Estate. Many see its role as the barometer of society and thermometer of opinion. It occupies the vacuum of alternative opinion to governments and seen as voice of the voiceless and downtrodden people. Although we cannot overemphasise the role of journalism in our society, it is equally nauseating that …continue reading