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So, Why Do Emerging Third Force Political Parties Flounder and Gets Absorbed by Incumbent Parties?

Posted By: adminon: February 10, 2023In: World From AfricaTags: AFRC, Charles Margai, Ernest Koroma, Mada Bio, NGC, PMDC, SLPP, Tejan-Kabbah, UNPPNo CommentsViews:
So, Why Do Emerging Third Force Political Parties Flounder and Gets Absorbed by Incumbent Parties?

This piece has a Sierra Leonean background but applicable to much of Africa – Intervention By Yusuf Bangura PhD “Thaimu Bangura’s PDP lost steam when it entered into an alliance with T... Read more

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An Unpredictable Parliament: Governing without a Stable Majority  in Sierra Leone

Posted By: adminon: April 17, 2018In: GovernanceTags: APC, C4C, MPs, NGC, SLPPNo CommentsViews:
An Unpredictable Parliament: Governing without a Stable Majority  in Sierra Leone

By Yusuf Bangura* The balance of power in Sierra Leone’s parliament during the next five years suggests that crafting a stable majority for governance is likely to be tricky, if not messy. T... Read more

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Understanding the March 2018 Sierra Leonean Presidential Run-off Election (1)

Posted By: adminon: April 08, 2018In: GovernanceTags: APC, NGC, SLPPNo CommentsViews:
Understanding the March 2018 Sierra Leonean Presidential Run-off Election (1)

The March 2018 Presidential Run-off has come and gone but what was playing out and how did that happen? This is what this piece responds. The second part follows shortly. By Yusuf Bangura Th... Read more

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Interesting Nigeria in the Likely Run-off in Sierra Leone’s March 7 Presidential Election

Posted By: adminon: March 04, 2018In: FlashbackTags: APC, NGC, PDP, PMDC, SLPP, UNPP1 CommentViews:
Interesting Nigeria in the Likely Run-off in Sierra Leone’s March 7 Presidential Election

By Dr. Yusuf Bangura With only a week to the March 7 elections, Sierra Leoneans have been asking whether any party will get 55% of the votes to avoid a second round of voting. A PDF document... Read more

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Sierra Leone’s March 7 Elections: What Nigerians and the Global Public Must Know

Posted By: adminon: February 06, 2018In: FlashbackTags: APC, ECOWAS, NGC, SLPP, UNIDONo CommentsViews:
Sierra Leone’s March 7 Elections: What Nigerians and the Global Public Must Know

By Dr Yusuf Bangura* Nigerians, like citizens of many large countries, often prioritise news on domestic affairs over what goes on outside of their borders. However, as regional or global po... Read more

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Dr Kandeh Yumkella Re-sets Presidential Qualification in Sierra Leone and African Politics

Posted By: adminon: November 13, 2017In: De-EscalationTags: APC, Cornell University, NGC, NIGERIA, Sierra Leone, SLPP, UN, UNIDO1 CommentViews:
Dr Kandeh Yumkella Re-sets Presidential Qualification in Sierra Leone and African Politics

It is nearly impossible not to bond with him instinctively given the truck load of qualities he has brought to politics. That is Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella who just emerged the presidential... Read more

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