Today's breaking news from Sierra Leone, Politics

News Sierra Leone » Politics: Power of political and state incumbency weaponised in Sierra Leone

News channel or source: https://www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com/power-of-political-and-state-incumbency-weaponised-in-sierra-leone/

Published on: Thursday 03 September 2026

September 2026: What is unfolding inside the SLPP today is not politics, it is a full‑scale institutional hijack. The First Lady’s nationwide ...

News Sierra Leone » Politics: Can Sierra Leone’s Bio bring stability to West Africa a second time?

News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/391098/can-sierra-leones-bio-bring-stability-to-west-africa-a-second-time/

Published on: Friday 29 August 2025

There is a kind of political symmetry in the emergence of Sierra Leone’s Julius Maada Bio as chairman of the Economic Community of West African States in June. It is three decades since he first ...

News Sierra Leone » Politics: As Synthetic ‘Kush’ Ravages Sierra Leone, Its UN Ambassador Says Legalization Isn’t on the Table—Yet

News channel or source: https://hightimes.com/news/politics/synthetic-kush-and-cannabis-legalization-in-sierra-leone/

Published on: Tuesday 04 November 2025

As “Kush,” a synthetic drug ravaging Sierra Leone’s youth, continues to spread, some in the country are questioning whether cannabis legalization could offer a safer path forward. At the United ...

News Sierra Leone » Politics: Sierra Leone’s Bio takes over as ECOWAS chair amid rising instability

News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/386497/sierra-leones-bio-takes-over-as-ecowas-chair-amid-rising-instability/

Published on: Sunday 22 June 2025

West African leaders gathered in Nigeria’s capital on Sunday for a summit dominated by warnings of deepening insecurity and political instability, as Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio took ...

News Sierra Leone » Politics: Political agreements alone won’t heal Sierra Leone’s deep social divide

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-za/politics/government/political-agreements-alone-won-t-heal-sierra-leone-s-deep-social-divide/ar-AA1FVLIT

Published on: Monday 02 June 2025

Despite a veneer of national cohesion, deep ethnic and political divisions persist in Sierra Leone. These were evident during the 2023 contested elections, which required a national unity agreement to ...

News Sierra Leone » Politics: FG facilitates return of ex-Sierra Leone president Koroma

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/politics/government/fg-facilitates-return-of-ex-sierra-leone-president-koroma/ar-AA2bGP48

Published on: Sunday 06 September 2026

Nigeria has facilitated the return of former Sierra Leone President, Ernest Bai Koroma, to Freetown after more than two years of temporary relocation to Nigeria. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, ...