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APC Raises Alarm Over Governance, Rejects Zainab Sheriff Sentencing After High-Level Talks with International Guarantors

April 15, 2026
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The All People’s Congress has issued a strongly worded statement following its engagement with international moral guarantors, declaring the meeting a turning point in its push for justice, transparency, and democratic integrity in Sierra Leone, while rejecting recent developments it described as politically troubling. In the official communication dated April 14, 2026, the opposition party said its high-level interaction…

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How Zainab Sheriff’s Detention Has Become a Defining Test of Justice, Power and Political Freedom in Sierra Leone

April 1, 2026
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The continued detention of Zainab Sheriff has outgrown the narrow confines of a courtroom proceeding and transformed into something far more consequential, a defining moment that now forces Sierra Leone to confront uncomfortable questions about the true state of its democracy, the elasticity of its justice system, and the cost of political expression in a climate where dissent increasingly…

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Punished for Dissent? The Zainab Sheriff Case and the Tightening Grip on Free Expression in Sierra Leone.

March 13, 2026
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In every functioning democracy, the most powerful test of leadership is not how it responds to praise but how it responds to criticism. The ability of citizens to question authority, challenge decisions, and demand accountability is not merely a political privilege but a democratic necessity. In recent months, events in Sierra Leone have ignited a serious national and regional…

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Zainab Sheriff Remains in Custody After Incitement Charges

March 4, 2026
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Zainab Sheriff, a prominent Sierra Leonean media entrepreneur, entertainer and opposition political figure, remains in custody following her arrest over alleged incitement and threatening language stemming from remarks she delivered at a political rally in Freetown. Sheriff, who is affiliated with the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) and serves as a leading figure within the party’s grassroots structures, was…

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