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THE STATE OF SIERRA LEONE Vs LANSANA DUMBUYA Esq. SECRETARY GENERAY ALL PEOPLES CONGRESS.

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THE STATE OF SIERRA LEONE Vs LANSANA DUMBUYA Esq. SECRETARY GENERAY ALL PEOPLES CONGRESS. By: Israel Ojekeh Parper Snr.                     Lansana Dumbuya Esq. On Thursday 12th February 2026, The  Secretary General of the All Peoples Congress (APC), Barrister and Solicitor of the Sierra Leone Courts Lansana Dumbuya Esq., was charged by the Sierra Leone Police, with three counts of Incitement, insulting conduct, and public insult against the President (Julius Maada Bio). He was remanded in Prison after being refused Bail when he appeared at Magistrates court on 12 February 2026; the charges came about from Dumbuya’s political remarks and chants at the All-Peoples Congress Party Mammoth meeting at the Attouga Mini Stadium, Eastern Freetown on 31 st January 2026. Let us examine under what Laws or statutes these charges arose? The legal foundation for each of the three charges brought against Lansana Dumbuya, are b...

THE SIERRA LEONE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BILL 2025: OBSERVATIONS AND CAUTIOUS ANALYSIS

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​Sierra Leone’s 2025 Constitutional Amendment Bill in a Broader African Perspective: Reform, Order, and the Quiet Redesigning of our Democracy----- The Republic Journal (13/100)—Truth, Representation, and the Future of Our Democracy. -by Aminata Diamond Constitutional reform in Africa has never been about text alone. It has always been about temperament. Every amendment proposal reveals not only what a state wishes to change, but what it fears to preserve. The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Bill, 2025, belongs squarely within this continental tradition. It is not yet law, but it is already a statement of constitutional intention. And intention, in constitutional history, often matters more than enactment. Across Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, African constitutions have evolved toward professionalism, proceduralizing, and institutional management. Electoral bodies are redesigned. Political parties are regulated. Judicial timelines are compressed. Representation is re...

HEALTH DATA RISKS: WHAT PROTECTION FOR SIERRA LEONEANS?

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BASITA MICHAEL >>>>> CULLED! ​ Sierra eye Magazine  Why Sierra Leone Must Publish the Full US Health MOU. On December 22, 2025, Sierra Leone signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States on global health cooperation, committing over $129 million in US support over five years. Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh hailed it as a boost for health infrastructure, infectious disease control, and reductions in child and maternal mortality. The Ministry of Health on X echoed this, calling it a "massive boost" for measurable and sustainable outcomes. Yet, days later, the full text of this agreement remains hidden from the public. Sierra Leoneans have seen only celebratory tweets, press releases, and photos of smiling officials holding a closed folder. We are told to trust that this deal serves our interests – but without seeing the document, how can we? This secrecy is unacceptable. In an era of open governance and accountability, major agreemen...