Watchdog group’s data raises questions on Sierra Leone election results

Watchdog group’s data raises questions on Sierra Leone election results

In Sierra Leone, a watchdog group responsible for monitoring elections has reported irregularities in voting results, announced on June 27, that returned incumbent President Julius Maada Bio to another term with 56.2% of the tally. National Election Watch said in a statement that it “has noted large inconsistencies in turnout and…

Laureen Fagan

Laureen is the editor of Africa Times

Sierra Leone’s Kamara claims election-related assassination attempt

Sierra Leone’s Kamara claims election-related assassination attempt

In Sierra Leone, opposition presidential candidate Samura Kamara was huddled in his office on Sunday while claiming an assassination attempt on his life by security forces who surrounded the building in Freetown. The events followed Saturday’s election in which Kamara, of the All People’s Congress (APC), was the main contender…

Laureen is the editor of Africa Times

Progress moves forward on Nigeria Morocco Gas Pipeline

West African nations have signed new memoranda of understanding (MOUs) in support of the Nigeria Morocco Gas Pipeline Project, even as other pipeline projects on the African continent come under fire because of the global priority to halt investment in gas and oil exploration and move away from fossil fuel…

Laureen Fagan

Laureen is the editor of Africa Times

Ebola concerns spread as Liberia warns of suspected case

Liberians waited anxiously for the results of an Ebola test after a woman with serious symptoms was treated at a Monrovia clinic, reportedly having traveled to Nzerekore, the city at the center of neighboring Guinea’s expanding Ebola outbreak. Health minister Dr. Wilhemina Jallah confirmed the suspected case during press comments…

African heads front and center for ‘Davos in the Desert’

Four African presidents will lead the discussion Wednesday on “what’s next for Africa” as global government and corporate leaders in Riyadh meet this week at Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative, often known as “Davos in the Desert.” The four – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta, Niger’s Mahamadou Issoufou and…

ECOWAS set to hear Sierre Leone case on pregnant student ban

An Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court will hold a hearing Thursday on Sierra Leone’s ban that prevents pregnant girls from attending school with their peers or sitting for their exams. Joining in the legal case on behalf of the affected girls is Amnesty International, which received permission…

Sierra Leone marks anniversary of mudslide tragedy

President Julius Maada Bio paid respects to the victims and families of Sierra Leone’s 2017 landslide tragedy, promising during the memorial events to create a National Disaster Preparedness and Management Agency to prevent future catastrophes. “Today, we remember all our brothers, sisters and children who lost their lives in this…

Sierra Leone cracks down on corruption, APC officials arrested

In Sierra Leone, former vice president Victor Foh and former mines minister Mansaray Minkailu were arrested Thursday as part of new President Julius Maada Bio’s aggressive crackdown on corruption. Despite claims that the arrests are politically motivated, Maada Bio – the Sierra Leone People’s Party candidate elected in a disputed…