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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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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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U.S. Trade Policy Changes Impact African Governments

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Most African countries will be subject to a 15 percent tariff, including Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Uganda, and Botswana. Some countries that previously benefited from duty-free access under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) now face this significant additional cost for exporters. In many cases, this 15

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Gambian Lawyers demand protection for  Sierra Leone academic ahead of visit to the country

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By Mark Feldman and Nik Harris A law firm in the Gambia is demanding security protection for Sierra Leonean academic and journalist, Dr. Chernoh Alpha Bah, ahead of his proposed visit to his home country of Sierra Leone. Attorneys at Modou Drameh and Associates say they have sent a letter to Sierra Leone’s President Julius

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Sierra Leone: Historian to speak at Annual Meeting of Scientists

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By Matthew Anderson and Mark Feldman The annual meeting of the Committee of Concerned Scientists (CCS) will on Sunday March 30 hear a Sierra Leone voice for the first time since its establishment. This year’s annual CCS meeting will also feature science journalist, Olga Dobrovidova speaking on science in Russia, and Omer Kanat speaking on

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Sierra Leone: State Department Must Investigate DFC, Milele Energy, and US Embassy in Freetown Over US$500 Million “White Elephant Energy Project”

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman In October 2024, we reported that diplomats of the United States Embassy in Sierra Leone and officials of the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) were covering-up evidence on a US$500 million energy investment deal corruptly awarded to the United States-financed company, Milele Energy

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Roots of Ebola and the Enduring Impact of Chernoh Alpha Bah’s Investigative Journalism  in West Africa

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An ongoing debate around the origin of West Africa’s Ebola outbreak and its potential connections to the COVID 19 Pandemic and recent political developments in United States continues to highlight the enduring importance and impact of Chernoh Alpha Bah’s book, The Ebola Outbreak in West Africa: Corporate Gangsters, Multinationals, and Rogue Politicians. By Samar Al-Bulushi

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Sierra Leone: Parliament Endorses Sweeping Anti-Democratic Law to Silence Critics

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman In a shocking move, Sierra Leonean politicians have created a new anti-terrorism law that contains unconstitutional provisions designed to curtail citizens’ fundamental civil rights. The proposed legislation will be voted into law on Thursday morning (January 23), without any of the usual public consultation and

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A Reflection on Corruption, Dictatorship, and Disease in Sierra Leone

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah About ten years ago in mid-April 2015, reports emerged in Freetown that ten people – all of them opposition party activists – were arrested from their various homes across the city. The arrests followed a massive police raid in response to a youth protest that occurred three days earlier at

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Africanist Press to launch new book on Corruption and Dictatorship in Sierra Leone

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By Matthew Anderson and Mark Feldman Democracy Betrayed: Corruption, Dictatorship, and Authoritarianism in Sierra Leone is a new book scheduled to be launched by the Africanist Press in June 2025; two years after the disputed June 2023 elections in Sierra Leone. The book, written by Africanist Press editor Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, examines the root

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