America
When “Enough is Enough”…..Not Enough?
We are resilient We are strong We are El Paso We stand together These are the words from the local community living in El Paso-Texas, and these will soon become [Read more]
Articles by Abdulai Mansaray
Critique Column
You Can Fool Some People Some time, But……..
It is an open secret that the relationship between our 2 major political parties, the SLPP and APC is one of attrition. There is no doubt that these parties would [Read more]
Critique Column
Non Violence is the Supreme Law of Life.
The recent spate of violence on the streets has become a recurrent eyesore to all well meaning Sierra Leoneans. It goes without saying that violence and Sierra Leone are not [Read more]
Africa
The Denial of Racism is a form of Racism Itself
One of the best known confessions in the history of mankind was made by Martin Niemöller, and this could be found in the United States Holocaust Museum; First they came [Read more]
Critique Column
Give Back to Caesar What is Caesar’s, and to The People what is the People’s.
Social media has been inundated with comments from readers since news broke out that President Bio has paid out millions of dollars to the former President, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma [Read more]
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Growth and Change are Painful Leaps in the Dark we must take.
The Lungi Bridge has been a talking point for many Sierra Leoneans lately and the amount of coverage has been well deserved. While some see it as the right step [Read more]
Critique Column
A Bridge too far or Sierra Leone’s New Abuja?
There is no doubt that the world we live in today is full of complexities. But more to this, is the irrefutable fact that the world is increasingly becoming divided [Read more]
Critique Column
One Man’s Opportunism, is Another Man’s Statesmanship
As I sat in my brother’s apartment in Philadelphia, grudgingly watching the launching of the Ahmad Tejan Foundation for Peace and Democracy, I could not help but recognize the dept [Read more]
Critique Column
Sierra Leone Politics: Do we Need Adult Supervision or A 3rd Way?
The Republic of Sierra Leone recently celebrated its 58th year of independence, but many have been left wondering whether it was worth all the fuss in the first place. And [Read more]
Critique Column
In Politics, You Cannot Clap With One Hand Alone.
There was a seeming air of optimism among many Sierra Leoneans when President Maada Bio and the leaders of the 17 opposition Parties met at State House on 1st March [Read more]
Critique Column
Did President Bio & the Opposition Shake Hands with Clenched Fists?
The recent political manoeuvre by President Julius Maada Bio has been hailed and lambasted in varying degrees from different political circles, using different optical prisms for obvious reasons. President Bio [Read more]
Critique Column
When Political Correctness Legislates For Intolerance, It Only Organises Hatred
There has been a flood of condemnation following the visit of President Bio and his entourage to The Gambia last week. It is obvious that his visit, among other [Read more]
Europe
Global Citizenship: When Life Rewards Brave Goodbyes With A New Hello.
Mikael Gorbachev has always been credited as the “father of Perestroika” in the USSR. One of the aims of this process was to bring the USSR out of its crisis [Read more]
Critique Column
Sierra Leone: Don’t Lose Your Temper: Nobody Wants It.
There is an insidious trend of behaviour that is creeping on to our public life, and this is evidently so on our media platforms today. It has become increasingly common [Read more]
Critique Column
The Betrayal Of Trust Carries A Heavy Taboo.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter (M. L. King). Some political scribes may have already started writing the political obituary of [Read more]