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RUFP appeals to Kono for votes

By Septimus Senessie in Kono

Chanting their slogan “power and wealth to the people”, the Revolutionary United Front Party (RUFP) on Saturday held a peaceful rally in Kono, arguably the district most ravaged by the civil war unleashed by the former rebel RUF.

Sierra Leone army homeless

By Alpha Daramy Sesay

The Chief of Defense Staff of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, Major General Samuel Omar Williams, has expressed grave concerns over the “perennial problem of accommodation” in the army.

Sierra Leone Human rights commission gives political parties a dressing down

The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone has condemned the “persistent use of indecent, obscene and provocative songs and slogans” it says are being chanted by members and supporters of the country's two main political parties – the ruling All People's Congress (APC) and the main opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)”. The warning comes a day after the APC held a huge rally across Freetown.

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