The Sierra Leone Telegraph

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 February 2025: According to report by The Brussels Times, the notorious Dutch drug criminal ‘Bolle’ Jos Leijdekkers (Dutch for ‘tubby Jos’) who according to Dutch police is the most wanted person in the Netherlands, was last week sentenced to another prison term of 13 years in [Read More]

Ethnic politics and chieftaincy struggle in Sierra Leone – A threat to national unity

Alusine Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 February 2025: Ethnic politics and traditional chieftaincy struggles have long shaped the socio-political landscape of Sierra Leone. The ongoing crisis in Gorama Mende Chiefdom is a striking example of how deeply entrenched political allegiances and tribal affiliations can fuel conflicts, threatening national cohesion. At [Read More]

Scottish surgeon who spends her holidays transforming lives on a hospital ship in Sierra Leone

Andy Morton ( for Press and Journal): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 February 2025: Few people are as caring and compassionate as Manjit Dhillon, a facial reconstruction surgeon who gives up her holidays to volunteer on a hospital ship in Africa. But if you called her a hero, she’d likely shake [Read More]

African Leaders unite to mobilize African investment and financing for Agenda 2063

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 February 2025: On the sidelines of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African Heads of State, Government and Business Leaders convened for a Presidential Breakfast Dialogue to address the continent’s financing and investment gaps. The event [Read More]

Drug baron ‘Bolle’ Jos who is hiding in Sierra Leone is slammed another sentence in absentia

Ethnic politics and chieftaincy struggle in Sierra Leone – A threat to national unity

Scottish surgeon who spends her holidays transforming lives on a hospital ship in Sierra Leone

African Leaders unite to mobilize African investment and financing for Agenda 2063

EIB backs Africa Finance Corporation $750 Million Climate Resilient Infrastructure Fund

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 February 2025: The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed to join Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) in financing a $750 million Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF). This landmark initiative will accelerate climate adaptation and sustainable infrastructure across Africa. As part of this commitment, the EIB today confirmed [Read More]

Sierra Leone – cocaine cartels and the rise of state capture

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Abdoul Mahdieu Savage: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 February 2025: Sierra Leone has come under renewed scrutiny as a key transit hub for international drug trafficking. A damning report by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs underscores the extent of the crisis, stating that [Read More]

The rise, ruin, and reckoning of a nation – through a kaleidoscope of changing colours

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Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 February 2025: An article titled “Sierra Leone- the rise, the ruin, and the reckoning of a nation” (the 3 Rs), written by Oumar Farouk Sesay, a seasoned wordsmith and Sierra Leone’s very own Wole Soyinka (it’s not an exaggeration) is known for his pioneering [Read More]

Sierra Leone’s $300 million power crisis and the unending darkness

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Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 February 2025: Sierra Leoneans have been subjected to unprecedented hardship due to massive and prolonged power outages across Freetown and other parts of the country. Despite promises of stable electricity supply, the government’s reliance on costly emergency power deals – such as the [Read More]

Sierra Leoneans will not forgive or forget those responsible for transforming the country into a narcotic state

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Abdulai Mansaray: Siera Leone Telegraph: 20 February 2025: Sierra Leone has a rich history, from slavery and the slave trade as one of the worst indelible marks on the conscience of mankind, to Sierra Leone emerging as a nation of “firsts”. The country once enjoyed a glorious history as the [Read More]

African leaders call for the new AU leadership to build on education progress

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 February 2025: Fifteen African countries have committed to end learning poverty by 2035 following concerted engagement during the Year of Education, as leaders call for sustained and co-ordinated action to improve continental productivity, drive economic growth, and address Africa’s learning crisis. Following the conclusion of the [Read More]

African city leaders unite in Nairobi to drive green and resilient urban future

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 February 2025: More than 250 African city leaders – including mayors, city officials, national policymakers, investors, and business leaders – will gather in Nairobi today for the Green & Resilient UrbanShift Africa Forum, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), hosted by C40 Cities (Photo above: [Read More]

Nine million vaccine doses administered to children in the Horn of Africa

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 February 2025: The Reaching Every Child in Humanitarian Settings (REACH) consortium has officially administered 9 million vaccine doses to children in humanitarian and conflict-affected regions across the Horn of Africa. REACH is funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and led by the International Rescue Committee [Read More]

New AfDB report highlights Africa’s strengthening economic growth amid global challenges

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 February 2025: Africa’s economic performance is showing signs of improvement but remains vulnerable to global shocks, according to the 2025 Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook (MEO) report released by the African Development Bank on Friday. The report, unveiled on the sidelines of the 38th Ordinary Session of [Read More]

Why a global tech fund for the poorest countries is a smart investment

Deodat Maharaj: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 February 2025: The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development could catalyse coordinated action to close the financing gap and set the stage for a STI-driven transformation in the world’s poorest countries. (Photo above: Deodat Maharaj). The stark reality is that just over 250 [Read More]

President Bio’s leadership – The art of political bullying – Op ed

Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 February 2025: Leadership is a sacred trust, a duty to serve, and a commitment to uplift the people who entrust their fate to a government. But in Sierra Leone, leadership has become something else, a weapon of coercion, a means of suppression, and [Read More]

Burkina Faso – the machiavellian threat to African Leaders

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 February 2025: Captain Ibrahim Traore took power in Burkina Faso on 30th September 2022, citing former President Paul Henri-Damiba’s inability to deal with the country’s worsening armed uprising as the raison d’etre for his military intervention. Paul Henri-Damiba, who had also ousted his predecessor [Read More]

The power of cities and youth in Africa’s Climate Leadership