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  • [ June 15, 2025 ] Freetown Doesn’t Need a New “City” – It Needs Accountability and Inclusion ACTION NEWS
  • [ June 11, 2025 ] Karpowership says it is willing to work with government to stave off looming big electricity blackout crisis ACTION NEWS
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“Ghana-must-go” bags to MPs to approve appointments” : How parliamentarians enrich themselves in Sierra Leone

October 4, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

“Ghana-must-go” bags to MP’s to approve appointments” Claudia An Opinion by Claudia Anthony in Déjà-vu Year after year in the House of Representatives, heads of government agencies, departments and ministries, carry wads of […]

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Having former officials restitute stolen government money or property is not fighting corruption

October 4, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Why fighting corruption posthumously– meaning that indicting former government officials who are no longer in power is not fighting corruption but seeking restitution — that is to restore stolen items […]

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NGC demands justice, fairness and the Rule of Law by independent Judiciary in Sierra Leone’s corruption fight

October 3, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 “The National Grand Coalition party (NGC) notes with great concern events within the past month that have raised very serious questions about governance in Sierra Leone and indeed put on […]

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Legalizing State Corruption:

October 2, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Legalizing State Corruption: A Brief Comment! By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah Few weeks ago, we reported in the Africanist Press how Leadway Trading Company used containers rather than cubic meters […]

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Human Rights Defenders express grave concern over threats and intimidation of civil society leaders

October 2, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

*CONCERN OVER INTIMIDATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN SIERRA LEONE* 2nd October 2020 The Human Rights Defenders Network is disturbed by the threats and intimidation issued by the Speaker and […]

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APC rejects COI Report and White Paper : “Politically motivated, legally flawed and procedurally defective.”

October 1, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

APC rejects COI Rrport and White Paper : “Politically motivated, legally flawed and procedurally defective.” “The All Peoples Congress (APC) notes, with no surprise, findings and recommendations contained in the […]

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A Moment of Epiphany? There is Blood on The Carpet.

October 1, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

A Moment of Epiphany? There is Blood on The Carpet. “To solve Sierra Leone’s democratic woes, it is not Maada Bio but Ernest Bai Koroma who must go. Sierra Leone’s […]

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Sierra Leone lawyers impugn Commissions of Inquiry Report

October 1, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Dear Sir RE: THE UNWORTHY ATTACK ON THE PERSONS AND INTEGRITY OF SENIOR LEGAL PRACTITIONERS IN THE COURSE OF CARRYING OUT THEIR DUTIES INTRODUCTION We refer to the above-mentioned matter […]

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Bio Government imposes travel ban on President Koroma, ministers and officials indicted in the commissions of inquiry reports

October 1, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone’s government has banned former president Ernest Bai Koroma and 120 others from travelling after a report was released indicating economic malfeasance during his time in office.ADVERTISING The ban was […]

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PARLIAMENT DEMANDS “EVIDENCE” FOR CORRUPTION PERCEPTION

October 1, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Beyond Borders Africa -October 2, 2020 By Mohamed Amara Gando Although Hon. HindoloMoiwoGevao, recently indicated in a BBC interview that there was truth in perception survey reports which named the Sierra […]

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  • Crisis in Parliament : Neutrality undermined or opposition rebrand ?
  • Sierra Leoneans thumb down creation of new districts and dividing of Freetown
  • WHY FORGIVENESS MUST BE PART OF SIERRA LEONE’S POLITICAL FUTURE
  • Freetown Doesn’t Need a New “City” – It Needs Accountability and Inclusion
  • Karpowership says it is willing to work with government to stave off looming big electricity blackout crisis
  • Sierra Leone about to be plunged into total darkness as Karpowership decides to cut off electricity because of SLPP Government’s failure to pay debt
  • Fugitive Bank Governor Kelfala Kallon to be arrested if he insists on being paid in dollars : Trapped by his own regulation
  • Opposition APC MPs Suspend Participation from all activities and Committees in Sierra Leone Parliament_*
  • The silence of Bio-led SLPP Government on U.S visa ban is very dangerous—MP says
  • In A War Of Egos, The Loser Always Wins.
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  • Phebean Samura: Watch and see what will happen soon. Sierra Leone will be a Democratic country very soon. FORGET ABOUT 2028. WE…
  • Catherine Higgins: Remarkable how journalists can write about APC and what not... but you never seem to have the spine to demand…
  • Amadu M. Kamara: Comment no. 2 above continues thusly: if the firebrand do seriously intend indeed to show their numerical strength versus the…

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The government’s decision to create new districts—without clear legal backing, public consultation, or economic justification—appears politically driven and constitutionally questionable. It threatens: • Domestic democratic stability, • Economic sustainability, and […]

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PRESS RELEASE   Investing in family planning is key to saving women’s lives in Sierra Leone   FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 4 July 2017 – Investing in family planning was the main […]

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