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Sierra Leone: President Hires Foreign Agents for Transnational Propaganda and Repression

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman Documents obtained by Africanist Press, including financial transactions, emails, and records of foreign agent registrations in the United States, reveal how the Maada Bio regime continues to depend on foreign cyber intelligence and communication agents, particularly from Nigeria and the United States, to facilitate both […]

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The Global Energy Network and the Future of Democracy in Sierra Leone

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah If you are a Sierra Leonean living in the United Kingdom, you may be using Octopus Energy for your electricity or energy services. However, you might not be aware that this British energy company is taking control of Sherbro Island and transforming it into an autonomous economic zone governed by

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The Truth and Irony Behind the Corporatization of Sherbro Island

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah For several days, we have been sharing documents and details about the proposed plan by the Bio regime to privatize Sherbro Island and transfer it to the British energy group, Octopus Energy. We have emphasized that Idris Elba and Siaka Stevens are merely conduits for this agenda, which aims to

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Kenya’s veteran opposition leader, Raila Odinga, dies in India

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Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, a prominent figure in the fight for democracy across Africa, has passed away at the age of 80. Odinga died on Wednesday of a heart attack while traveling in India. His death was confirmed by Devamatha Hospital in Kerala State, where he was taken after collapsing during a morning

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Western Area Power Generation Project: An Example of Multinational Exploitation and Local Elite Corruption in Sierra Leone

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah  In July 2021, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced the disbursement of a $217 million loan to the Maada Bio administration through Milele Energy and TCQ Power. This funding was intended to facilitate the construction of a new power plant in Freetown, with the goal of addressing the

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From Boston to Berlin: We Deliver a Message of Solidarity!

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah Two weeks ago, my colleagues and I left the United States to embark on a solidarity tour in Europe and Africa, meeting with human rights organizations and policy leaders to brief them on fundamental rights in Sierra Leone. As you already know, for six years now, my colleagues and I

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Guinea-Bissau shuts down two Portuguese media outlets, expels their journalists

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The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Guinea-Bissau to rescind an August 15 order effectively suspending the work of the Portuguese state-owned news outlets LUSA and RTP and expelling Portuguese journalists working with them. Authorities ordered the immediate and indefinite closure of the LUSA and RTP offices and the discontinuation of local broadcasts of RTP,

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Madagascar threatens criminal sanctions against two journalists

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The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Malagasy authorities to retract threats of criminal prosecution directed at Gaëlle Borgia, a freelancer who contributes to TV5 Monde, and Radio France Internationale (RFI) correspondent Pauline Le Troquier, and to ensure that the press can cover matters of public interest without interference. According to the two journalists, Madagascar’s

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Dubawa’s Attempt to Use “Fact-checking” to Validate the Illegitimate Mandate of Sierra Leone’s Presidency

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah Two years after the pivotal elections of June 2023, which saw the incumbent Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) candidate, Julius Maada Bio, secure a second term in office despite the lack of a legitimate electoral result, Dubawa—a Nigerian-run project that claims to focus on fact-checking journalism— has published what appears

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Julius and Fatima Maada Bio (JFMB) Incorporated in New Jersey

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah and Matthew Anderson Six months after New Jersey state authorities revoked the certificate of the Julius Maada Bio Project, the founders have again established a new entity in the United States called the Julius and Fatima Maada Bio (JFMB) Inc. This new organization claims to focus on activities that support

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