Articles by Abdulai Mansaray

Sierra Leone attained its independence in 1961, but prior to this epoch making “achievement”, the country was fondly renowned for its role as the bastion of education; courtesy of Fourah [Read more]

The London 2012 games are delivered by two key organisations-the London 2012 Organising Committee and the Olympic Delivery Authority. The staging of the games and the delivery of the long-term [Read more]

There is some indication that as the November Elections get nearer, some people will go to great lengths to have their say; and in some cases hope to influence the [Read more]

The people of Sierra Leone, and especially the president and his family have been hit by the death of Mrs. Alice Koroma, the mother of the President of Sierra Leone. [Read more]

Now that the European Championship is finally over, and Spain has shown the rest of Europe how to kick the ball around, the usual managerial merry-go-round can begin in earnest. [Read more]

Now that the euphoria, the excitement and exhilaration of the English Premier League has died down, except if you live in the blue half of Manchester, it’s time to take [Read more]

The term “corruption” has always been synonymous with power. Some believe that corruption is simply about authority plus monopoly minus transparency. Power has been known to attract the corruptible. But [Read more]

As legends come, you cannot get a bigger living football legend on the banks of the River Mersey than Kenny Dalglish. Kenny Dalglish had returned to manage Liverpool Football Club [Read more]

In Greece yesterday, the Olympic flame was lit by beautifully clad “Greek Goddesses” in Athens; to mark the beginning of the customary journey that ushers in every Olympic session. The [Read more]

As the English Premier League limps towards its climax, it has been a sad state of affairs that rather than treating the fans to the nerve-jarring and finger biting moments, [Read more]

In October last year, I commented on the political ramifications of the downfall of Gaddaffi under the headline “End of an era: Who, what and where next?” Prominent among my [Read more]

From the north of the Limpopo, right down to the south of the Sahara, pre-colonial empires have risen and fallen.  There was the Songhai, the Mutapa, Ghana, Mali and right [Read more]

On a day that Tottenham Hotspurs emphatically announced their arrival to the high table of English football with a thumping hammering of Newcastle FC, it was sad that the talk [Read more]