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Sierra Leone: Electoral Commission inflated Election Procurement Contract by US$6.3 Million

By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman In the last two reports, Africanist Press published documentary evidence showing that the Electoral Commission…

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Sierra Leone: Electoral Commission’s Effort to Cover-up US$10 Million Procurement Scandal

By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) held a press conference on Monday 19th September…

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Sierra Leone: Over US$500,000 Withdrawn for President Bio’s Expenses in New York

By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Anne B. Wallis, and Matthew Anderson Details on bank transfers and withdrawal records from the President’s Office in Freetown show…

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Sierra Leone: Equipment and software irregularities affect voter registration despite about US$10 million government procurement expenditures

By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman  Sierra Leone’s national voter registration exercise for 2023 commenced on 3 September 2022, and was…

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Illegal Expenditures: First Lady’s Office paid over Le1.3 billion to private company for alleged fuel supplies

By Nik Harris, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman Transactions in bank statements from the Office of the First Lady provide comprehensive details on how more…

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