Police in Sierra Leone have fired tear gas at the main opposition party’s headquarters in the capital Freetown as voters await the results of a fiercely fought general election. The opposition’s presidential candidate Samura Kamara of All People’s Congress (APC) said on Twitter that live bullets had been fired at his office inside the party...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Partial results announced by the Electoral Commission Siera Leone (ECSL) on Monday put the presidential Candidate of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), Dr Julius Maada Bio on the lead in the presidential race. Bio pulled 1,067, 666 votes while his main rival Dr. Samura Kamara of the opposition All Peoples...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu National Commission for Democracy (NCD) has called on all those involved in the electoral process including the electorates to keep calm and remain focused as the destiny of the country is decided based on the will of the people as expressed in the ballot boxes on Saturday, June 24, 2023. “Everybody...Read More
The Eminent Women Peace Mediators- SL have in a statement it put out on Monday 26TH June 2023 called for calm as Sierra Leoneans await the announcement of the final official results of the multi-tier elections held on Saturday June 24th 2023. In the statement the women also congratulated Sierra Leoneans for turning out in...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The Chief Electoral Commissioner, Mohamed Kenewui Konneh, has said that delays in the commencement of voting across Sierra Leone in the general elections conducted on Saturday June 24, 2023 could be attributed to some Polling Staff abandoning their duties and many others reporting late to collect voting materials. He added that...Read More
The Carter Center has in a statement it put out on Friday, June 25, 2023, expressed concern about reports indicating a lack of transparency during parts of the tabulation of the results in the June 24 Multi-tier elections. The Carter Center was founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn,...Read More
SLPP Headquarters, June 22, 2023 – Sierra Leone’s President Dr Julius Maada Bio who is the presidential candidate for the Sierra Leone People’s Party, SLPP, has received ECOWAS, African Union, and West African Elders Forum Observer Missions ahead of the June 24 multi-tier elections, citing the many successes the country has made to ensure a...Read More
High voter turnout dey recorded in many areas for Sierra Leone across 16 districts early mor-mor on Saturday. More dan three million pipo dey expected to participate and decide who become dia their next President, members of parliament and local representatives. However, di Presidential Candidate of di main opposition party don describe di process as...Read More
Today, at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged London Mining Plc Chief Executive Officer Graeme Hossie, Chief Financial Officer Rachel Rhodes and international business consultant Ariel Armon with conspiring to make multiple corrupt payments to secure preferential treatment in Sierra Leone. London Mining Plc had operations in Brazil, China, Colombia, Greenland, Saudi...Read More
George M.O Williams Delay in the movement of voting materials to polling stations by the Electoral Commission Sierra Leone has led to delay in the commencement of voting especially in Western Area, local observers have said in their preliminary reports on June 24. Some polling stations opened several hours late, resulting to confusion among crowds...Read More
