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‘Terrorism Statement’ drives wedge between Foreign Diplomats and Sierra Leone’s President

May 12, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah and Matthew Anderson Leaked diplomatic correspondences seen by the Africanist Press reveal a growing rift between members of the diplomatic community and the government of President Bio, […]

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State Violence and Political Repression in Sierra Leone

May 11, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah and Matthew Anderson Protests, social unrest, violence; these symptoms do not appear in a society without a cause. When democratic expression is repressed, when the […]

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An Eye for An Eye Will Only Make the World Go Blind.

May 11, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Just when you think that the world at large, and Sierra Leone in particular is facing the ravages of an invisible enemy the Corona Virus, our nation is plunged on […]

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President Bio speedily suspends Resident Minister for threatening to shoot and kill anybody who opposes the government

May 11, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone’s Resident Minister North, Abu -Abu Koroma has been suspended from office indefinitely for unacceptable conduct and public remarks that misrepresent the position of the Government of Sierra Leone […]

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Sierra Leone Resident Minister threatens in public to shoot and kill anybody who opposes the Maada Bio Government

May 11, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

How far-reaching the President Bio threat to hit the opposition even more harder was demonstrated today when the Resident Minister, North, Mr. Abu Abu Koroma, while addressing youths in Makeni […]

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APC condemns President Bio for inflammatory statement about the party

May 11, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

APC REACTS TO PRESIDENT JULIUS MAADA BIO’S STATEMENT. 1. It is with great disappointment that we listened to the speech delivered by his Excellency the President Dr. Julius Maada Bio […]

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Mrs. Isatu Timbo-Nwokedi unveils master plan to help Sierra Leone fight Coronavirus

May 11, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Live with Mrs. Isha Isatu Timbo Nwokedi Live with Mrs. Isha Isatu Timbo Nwokedi, ambassador of goodwill for Sierra Leone Posted by Sierra Cast TV on Monday, April 27, 2020

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Sierra Leoneans disappointed with President Bio for his confrontational attitude to the opposition ; Read their angry comments

May 9, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

President Maada Bio’s nation-wide address yesterday on the rising political tensions in the country did not go down well with Sierra Leoneans who believe that the President should have preached […]

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President Bio threatens Sierra Leone’s main opposition party

May 9, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Fellow Citizens: 1. Today, I want to call on all Sierra Leoneans to celebrate the ties that bind us as a nation and not the angers that blind us. […]

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OPPOSITION LEADER VISITS DETAINED COMRADES*

May 7, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Leader of the main Opposition APC party in Parliament, Hon. Chernor Maju Bah and other Members of Parliament today Thursday visited Dr Sylvia O. Blyden and other comrades detained […]

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  • Looking Beyond OAU vs ECOWAS Numbers Part 1: Reassessing the “Lost Opportunity” Argument —
  • President Koroma Returns Home, Though Not Altogether – All Is Well That Ends Well
  • Former President Ernest Koroma arrives in Sierra Leone to attend ECOWAS Summit
  • When the Law Ends, but the Constitution Still Speaks
  • The Return Of A Statesman: Ernest Koroma’s homecoming and a new chapter of hope
  • When Weapons Cannot Save a State: Mali’s Warning for Sierra Leone and West Africa
  • Opinion: The Ernest Bai Koroma Treason Case Raises Difficult Questions About Justice in Sierra Leone
  • President Bio, Ernest Bai Koroma, and Sierra Leone’s Search for Peace and Justice
  • Statement by Ex- President Ernest Koroma on dropping of treason charges against him
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