By: Chernoh Alpha M. Bah Ernest Bai Koroma and his APC are now fully convinced that they will not win the upcoming elections in a free and fair contest. APC presidential candidate Samura Kamara is extremely unpopular and has failed to electrify the APC base. The divisive and anti-democratic actions of the Koroma regime over …
Electoral Politics of the Dual Citizenship Debate in Freetown Read More »
By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah In early December 2017, the Sierra Leonean political scientist Zubairu Wai, in an incisive social media comment titled “the dilemma of a ghost,” characterized Kandeh Yumkellah as “a parachute politician who believes he is doing the country a favor by running for president.” Wai notes that Yumkellah’s militant desire for …
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A delegation of the African Socialist Movement (ASM) leaves Freetown today for Conakry, Guinea. The delegation comprises ASM’s Chairman, Chernoh Alpha Bah, Comrades Abubakarr Leigh and Andrew Kamara. The three will meet with officials of the Guinea-Bissau Embassy in Conakry to discuss the work of the Africanist Press and free speech in Sierra Leone. Meetings …
