August 2022

Sierra Leone: New evidence shows government’s ongoing efforts to silence Africanist Press

By Anne Baber Wallis, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman  Leaked documents from the Office of the Attorney General of Sierra Leone provide new evidence on joint efforts undertaken by leading government officials and opposition party politicians to prevent Africanist Press from publishing its investigative reports on corruption and constitutional abuse by officials in the Maada […]

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Sierra Leone: Opposition Parliamentarians defend President’s corruption

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following letter was sent to the parliamentary leader of the All Peoples Congress (APC) on 8th July 2022. It was written by Africanist Press Editorial Department in response to public statements made by a member of the APC party in Parliament providing defense for President Julius Maada Bio against corruption reports published

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Sierra Leone: The Financial Secretary and Money Transfers to London

By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah A statement attributed to Sierra Leone’s Financial Secretary, Sahr Jusu is being circulated on social media by government officials to explain and normalize a secret wire transfer of £94,050 to the Sierra Leone High Commission in London in the name of President Julius Maada Bio, who is currently on a

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