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Political Parties and the Politics of Ethnicity in Sierra Leone

31/05/2012 Mohamed Idriss Kanu (Ph.D. Research Student)

I will start this article by restating an old adage: “The lip of truth shall be established forever; a lying tongue is but for a moment.”  The politics of ethnicity [Read more]

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Taylor’s 50-year Sentence Received with Mixed Reactions in Liberia

30/05/2012 Othman Sheriff

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor listened today with his eyes closed as he heard the Special Court for Sierra Leone  in The Hague, Netherlands, sentence him to prison for 50 [Read more]

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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Launches a New Homepage in Sierra Leone

30/05/2012 Othman Sheriff

General Notice The Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) wish to make it known to all Sierra Leoneans at the diasporas, members of the international community including human right [Read more]

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Charles Taylor’s 80 Years Sentence Reduced to 50

30/05/2012 Othman Sheriff

Judges at an international war-crimes court have handed a 50-year prison sentence to Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president, following his conviction for supporting rebels in Sierra Leone who murdered [Read more]

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President Koroma‘s Mother Launches Interior Bus Service in the Name of her Late Husband

29/05/2012 Poindexter Sama

President Koroma’s mother Mrs. Alice Koroma and her sister Mrs. Jenny Conteh graced the occasion past week at Kamabai village during the launch of SLRTC Bus service to the area, [Read more]

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Dr. Kadie Sesay Storms Kenema

29/05/2012 Othman Sheriff

Thousands of Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) supporters, mostly women joined the presidential running mate of the party Kadie Sesay to observe the Friday 25th May 2012 prayer at the [Read more]

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Diasporal Exclusive

Sierra Sport Club Facelifts Salone at the German Cultural Carnival in Berlin

28/05/2012 Othman Sheriff

Berlin is so much more than just techno and Trabis, bratwurst and bier. Beneath the surface of stereotypes, are diverse cultural practices that rarely appear in the guide books and [Read more]

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APC is in Trouble as International Opinion Shifts Against President Koroma

27/05/2012 James Fallah-Williams

The recent exposure of the utterly depressing deeds of the APC government has forced international institutions and governments to raise eyebrows at President Koroma’s interpretation of democracy. It has also [Read more]

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The English Premier League 2011-2012 Season: A Post Mortem.

27/05/2012 Abdulai Mansaray

Now that the euphoria, the excitement and exhilaration of the English Premier League has died down, except if you live in the blue half of Manchester, it’s time to take [Read more]

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Hell Hath No Fury like a Woman Scorned.

26/05/2012 Abdulai Mansaray

The term “corruption” has always been synonymous with power. Some believe that corruption is simply about authority plus monopoly minus transparency. Power has been known to attract the corruptible. But [Read more]

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Is the Biometric Voter Registration Workable in Sierra Leone?

25/05/2012 Othman Sheriff

Latest reports from Belgium indicate that the finger print matching process ended successfully yesterday Thursday but with varying results. Of the 2,663,746 registrations sent by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) [Read more]

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Africa

Airtel Excelled in Uganda as it Harmonizes its Calling Rates to all African Destinations – What About Sierra Leone?

24/05/2012 Othman Sheriff

KAMPALA, Uganda, May 24, 2012/ — Airtel Uganda (http://www.airtel.com)  has today announced new harmonized calling rates to all African destinations, cutting costs for Ugandans who communicate with family, friends and [Read more]

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Why Charles Taylor Deserves his 80 Years in Prison

22/05/2012 Lansana Gberie, PhD

On 16 May, convicted war criminal, Charles Taylor, delivered a 30-minute speech – part plea for clemency, part lubricious defence of his actions, and part grandstanding – before his trial [Read more]

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Maada Bio Meets Sierra Leonean Community, Potential Investors in Holland

21/05/2012 Ernest Smith, Secretary General, SLPP, Continental Europe

As he continue his tour of Continental Europe,  the presidential hopeful of the Sierra Leonean main opposition, Rtd. Brigadier Julius Maada Bio on Sunday morning met with the Sierra Leone  [Read more]

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America

Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Updates Relationship Status to ‘MARRIED’

20/05/2012 Othman Sheriff

A day after his social media company went public, Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg married his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan on Saturday. The news was announced nowhere else [Read more]

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An article titled “SLPP accused of planning to steal 2028 elections by creating new electoral districts in its stronghold and Freetown” (thesierraleonetelegraph.com (May 29-2025) seems to invoke post 2023 general [Read more]

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