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Sierra Leone to hold Referendum on constitutional amendments —Attorney General

August 5, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

Sierra Leone’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Alpha Sesay Esq., has announced that the country could hold a constitutional referendum either before or alongside the 2028 general elections. The […]

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Sierra Leone’s Constitutional reform should deepen democracy, not distance the People

August 5, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

John Baimba Sesay I have been following the debate in Parliament with great interest. Like many Sierra Leoneans, I spent almost the entire day on Tuesday and well into 2:00 […]

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APC stands firm, choosing the people over political convenience

August 5, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

—————————————————— WHEN DEMOCRACY IS AT STAKE APC LEADERSHIP CHOOSES THE PEOPLE OVER POLITICAL CONVENIENCE By: Communication Clone The position of the All Peoples Congress (APC) on the proposed permanent adoption […]

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*Mr. President, Zainab Sheriff Is Still Waiting for Justice*

August 4, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

*Mr. President, Zainab Sheriff Is Still Waiting for Justice* By Oumar Farouk Sesay Mr. President, While Zainab Sheriff remains behind prison walls, her infant daughter is growing through life’s earliest […]

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Disavowed-Agentic Corruption, Part 1: Orders from Above and the Sierra Leone Bar Association Blockade

August 4, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

NEWSPAPER SERIES • PART 1 OF 2 Disavowed-Agentic Corruption, Part 1: Orders from Above and the Sierra Leone Bar Association Blockade The language of obedience can turn unlawful power into […]

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Sierra Leone Must Choose Accountability Over Ambiguity: A Comprehensive Case for First-Past-the-Post

August 4, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

Sierra Leone Must Choose Accountability Over Ambiguity: A Comprehensive Case for First-Past-the-Post By Zach Dainkeh Esq. 29th July, 2026 The proposed Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2025 represents the […]

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Sierra Leone’s Justice Minister accused of interfering in the affairs of the Bar Association, as fallouts continue after Bintumani Police blockage

August 1, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

MR. YANSANEH BLOWING HIS MIND   ———————- Karma at the Bar: How Politicization Has Finally Turned the Sierra Leone Bar Association Against Itself, And How Partisan Interference Destroyed the SLBA’s […]

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Lessons from the Sierra Leone Bar Association’s Postponed Elections: Why Bad Precedent Is a Dangerous Inheritance

August 1, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

Lessons from the Sierra Leone Bar Association’s Postponed Elections: Why Bad Precedent Is a Dangerous Inheritance By Claudius Willams-Tucker The legal profession is meant to be the guardian of the […]

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A Nation That Has Stopped Reading Part I: When the Habit of Reading Begins to Disappear

July 30, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

A Nation That Has Stopped Reading Part I: When the Habit of Reading Begins to Disappear By Yoni Emmanuel Sesay There is an uncomfortable truth about writing on the decline […]

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The wounds no constitution can heal

July 30, 2026 Kabs Kanu 0

*THE WOUND NO CONSTITUTION CAN HEAL* By Oumar Farouk Sesay Sierra Leone is always ready to amend the Constitution. What we have never devised is a parliamentary procedure or national […]

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  • More drama in Sierra Leone as Chief Justice orders the arrest of former Justice Minister JFK for yesterday’s tense exchanges at the Supreme Court
  • Another big political drama in Sierra Leone as APC and Supreme Court clash over disputed Constitutional Amendment Bill
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The Triumph of Party Loyalty Over Sierra Leone’s National Interest

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  By Mohamed A. Jalloh In his opinion piece entitled “The Significance of Debt Cancellation to the Socio – Economic Development of Sierra Leone,” John Mannah, who now tells us […]

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Mahmud Tim Kargbo writes 6th October 2018 The Mayor is the person in charge of the city and she must be allow to do her job professionally without any form […]

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