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Africanist Press Launches New Democracy Project for Africa

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The Africanist Press is launching a two-year media project to produce 100 podcast episodes and investigative reports on democracy and development in Africa, examining how global democratic shifts affect African institutions, governance, and responses. The project aims to spark a worldwide conversation on the regional and transnational impact of these changes. The project will be […]

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Cameroon: Opposition Politician Dies While in Detention

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Cameroon’s leading opposition politician, Anicet Ekane, has died at the age of 74 after weeks of detention, according to reports from his lawyers and family on Monday. They stated that he struggled to breathe and did not receive adequate medical care while in custody. Ekane was arrested in late October along with other prominent members

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A Decade Since the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa: Reflecting on Lingering Silences, Erasures, and Trauma

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah It has been ten years since the end of West Africa’s Ebola outbreak, a monumental health tragedy that claimed the lives of thousands of innocent people in the region. However, a decade later, questions surrounding the outbreak’s origin and the institutions and individuals who failed to mitigate its devastating impact

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Sierra Leone: President Recruits Nigerian IT Specialists for Propaganda and Transnational Repression

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman A recent investigation by the Africanist Press has uncovered evidence indicating that between April 2021 and September 2024, the Maada Bio administration engaged multiple foreign consultants to bolster its repression and propaganda initiatives. This campaign, which has been underway since at least April 2021, involves

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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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