Jambos SL Journal

  Sierra Leone University Strike Continues as Academic Staff Demand Written Commitments By George Philip Jambawai FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — October 14, 2026 The industrial action by academic staff at Sierra Leone’s public tertiary institutions remains unresolved, as university lecturers maintain their demands for a 100 per cent salary increase and approval of revised Conditions of Service, despite government appeals for them to return to work. In separate statements issued on October 12 and 13, the Academic Staff Association of Njala University (ASA-NU) and the Academic Staff Association of the University of Sierra Leone (ASA-USL) reaffirmed their support for the strike, insisting that any decision to suspend it must follow meaningful progress in negotiations. The dispute escalated on September 16, following the expiration of a 21-day strike notice. The Union of Academic Staff Associations (UASA), the umbrella body representing academic staff associations, has maintained tha...

  APC’S UNITY DRIVE IN PUJEHUN: SIDIE YAHYA TUNIS TAKES THE MESSAGE TO THE GRASSROOTS By George Philip Jambawai As the All People’s Congress (APC) looks toward the 2028 general elections, the challenge is not only to win votes but also to rebuild trust, address internal grievances, and close ranks within its political house. In Pujehun District, Sidie Yahya Tunis, a senior APC  member and native of the district, is taking that message to the grassroots, calling for reconciliation and supporting party structures. But can a renewed spirit of togetherness translate into electoral gains? His October 8 visit brought him to Zimmi, Potoru and Pujehun Town, where APC and Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) supporters came together to welcome him, putting political differences aside in a show of local solidarity. Against the backdrop of the APC’s efforts to strengthen its grassroots structures following lower-level elections, Tunis urged members to ease tensions, restore trust...

  Musa Tarawally Membership Dispute Deepens as CDP Leaders Give Conflicting Accounts By George Philip Jambawai BO CITY, SIERRA LEONE -October 3, 2026 A political question that has lingered since the 2018 elections has returned to the spotlight, but this time the disagreement is unfolding from within the Citizens Democratic Party (CDP) itself.   At the centre is former CDP presidential candidate Alhaji Musa Tarawally and a question that appears simple but carries significant political weight: Did he formally leave the CDP in 2018, or does he remain a member of the party? The issue resurfaced at a CDP National Executive Council meeting in Bo City on Saturday, October 3, as the party discussed internal restructuring. The controversy began publicly in September after the CDP National Secretary General, Ibrahim Sorie Sesay, wrote to the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), stating that Tarawally remained a CDP member. The letter, dated September 3, reportedly said there wa...