Tag: Sierra Leone
ECOWAS entrusts Benin, Sierra Leone and Togo with the Mohamed Bazoum file
In Niger, what future for former president Mohamed Bazoum? He remains detained by the junta since the July 2023 coup that toppled him. ECOWAS, during its summit this weekend, no…
a departure from Mali, Niger and Burkina, after months of tension
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are slamming the door on ECOWAS. The military juntas of the three countries announced, on the evening of Sunday January 28, that they were leaving…
ex-president Koroma indicted for his alleged role in the events of November 26
In Sierra Leone, former president Ernest Bai Koroma indicted this Wednesday, January 3, for his alleged role in the events of November 26, events described by the government as an…
Utopia according to the Sierra Leonean novelist Ishmaël Beah [Rediffusion]
Former child soldier, Sierra Leonean Ishmaël Beah made himself known by publishing The path traveled, a poignant autobiographical account of the Civil War, its darkness and its brutality. He is…
President addresses nation a week after attempted coup
Saturday evening, the head of state launched a new call for unity, while maintaining a firm tone towards those who would like to attack institutions. 2 mins On November 26,…
the opposition contests the results of the legislative elections
Sierra Leone’s Electoral Commission announced the results of the parliamentary elections on Saturday evening, hours after a scathing statement from the main opposition party, the APC. The latter once again…
brief clashes around the headquarters of the opposition party
While the ballot was generally calm, a clash with the armed forces broke out on Sunday evening at the headquarters of the APC. With our correspondent in Freetown, Marine Jeannin…
Samura Kamara, on trial for embezzlement and presidential candidate
The former minister promises to campaign on the theme of unity, while he is the subject of a procedure for corruption. Unsuccessful candidate in 2018, Samura Kamara is once again…
In the spotlight: a new reform project on immigration in France
The reform project that will be submitted to Parliament in early 2023 is ready. It is Le Figaro who has the first. Cross interview on two pages with the two…
Alieu Jalloh, refugee, militant and pragmatic
Arrived in France at the end of 2017, Alieu Jalloh fights for the rights of asylum seekers in Marseille. Marked by the poor reception given by France, he put in…