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Were on the floor and the tear gas is coming. We need help. We wont be able to stay in this. Im here with about 20 people, including my daughter. We need help. My city, freetown, nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and a mountain range. The natural landscape is beautiful. But i think freetonians are beautiful, too. People who deserve a lot more than theyre getting. Weve had war. Weve had corruption. And then we had ebola. Now were fighting for democratic freedoms. Ive been mayor of freetown for the past five years, during which time my party has been in opposition. I promised i would work to Tr...

We wont be able to stay in this. Im here with about 20 people, including my daughter. We need help. My city, freetown, nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and a mountain range. The natural landscape is beautiful. But i think freetonians are beautiful, too. People who deserve a lot more than theyre getting. Weve had war. Weve had corruption. And then we had ebola. Now were fighting for democratic freedoms. Ive been mayor of freetown for the past five years, during which time my party has been in opposition. I promised i would work to Transform Freetown. I know i can do more because ive spent fiv...

By Umaru Fofana The timing could not have been worse. Just days to their national delegates’ conference a key figure in the opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party had his residence and his office raided by police. Of course it was an internal political party wrangling. Of course it was the obstinacy of the politician not to have turned in suspects being investigated by the

Sierra Leone’s former President, Ernest Bai Koroma, who was charged for treason has reportedly arrived in Nigeria for a medical treatment. This followed the West Africa sub-regional body, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreement reached with the incumbent president, Julius Maada Bio. Koroma, charged with treason for his alleged role in what authorities call an attempted coup, flew out of Freetown to Abuja, the Nigerian capital on Friday afternoon.

By Saio Marrah The President of the Academic Staff Association of Njala University says they will not attend a meeting scheduled for tomorrow with the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, aimed at ending the ongoing strike by lecturers. Claude Dimoh says the meeting is pointless and they will only meet with the Chancellor and President, Julius Maada Bio.