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Let’s Vote Wisely, With Less Expectations
In a blind village, the man with one eye is, by default, the inaugurated chief. So no matter what happens, our next president is now awaiting. It’s a democratic principle [Read more]
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Breaking News
Carter Center Deploys Expert Mission to Assess Sierra Leone’s Election Process
FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE — The Carter Center has deployed a team of electoral experts to assess the process surrounding Sierra Leone’s March 7 presidential, parliamentary, and local elections. The Center’s [Read more]
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If Voting Changed Anything, They’d Make It Illegal.
It is a very sad state of affairs that on the eve of our general elections in Sierra Leone, we are saddled with a series of constitutional crisis. This begs [Read more]
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Supporting Education is my priority
Emmanuel Conteh, one of Sierra Leone Philanthropists based in Italy, has presented one hundred (100) scholarships to the A.D Wurrie Secondary School in Lunsar, Marampa Chiefdom. The presentation was done [Read more]
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Teachers Trained on Entrepreneurship Innovation
16 teachers from four secondary schools in Lunsar, Marampa Chiefdom, have completed a one day capacity building training on entrepreneurship innovation at the Marampa Islamic Secondary School in Lunsar. The [Read more]
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Sierra Leone drops seven places – 2017 Transparency Report
On Thursday 21 February 2018, the Transparency International 2017 Report was out and Sierra Leone was ranked 130 out of 180 countries, dropping seven places down from the 2016 report. [Read more]
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Pen of The Voiceless: Corruption Is an Executive Order In Sierra Leone
The just released Corruption Perceptions Index highlights that Sierra Leone is making little or no progress in ending corruption. This is because corruption in Sierra Leone, according to SLPP’s Hon. [Read more]
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RANDOM MUSING: Blinking In The Dark At The Creaking Of a Rusty Gate
Sierra Leone’s saving grace is that God, who is cooking our communal soup, has not left the kitchen. Believe me, it does not matter who emerges as president in next [Read more]
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That Dysfunctional Bar Association of Sierra Leone
The Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA) is a voluntary association of legal practitioners practicing law in Sierra Leone. Members of this revered association are expected to be the foot soldiers [Read more]
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Violence Is The Last Refuge Of The Incompetent.
The general election in Sierra Leone is slowing inching its way to the climax. The declarations have been made. The registrations, aspirations, conventions, and nominations have all concluded. The campaign [Read more]
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YAD Wins King Hamad Award for Youth Empowerment
Sunday, 25th February 2018 added another chapter to the endless pages of YAD’s success story as the organization bags the King Hamad Youth Empowerment Award 2018. The unprecedented ceremony took [Read more]
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You Can’t Shake Hands With Clenched Fists.
The social media has been flooded with photos of Chinese nationals actively participating in our political discourse recently. Many people have not only found this surprising but also appalling. There [Read more]
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Big Brother: Robinson Sesay Good Actions Are Nourishment For Youths, Much More Than Words.
The wind of change is blowing across the country and it seems that Makeni, which is seen by many as the hub of the APC party has not gone untouched. [Read more]
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Coalition: Where Compromise is not a Betrayal.
The Sierra Leone general election is slowly but surely inching its way to the climax by the minute. In the meantime, the statisticians, soothsayers, and those with the crystal balls [Read more]
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Female Circumcision Awareness Week and the Madam Yoko Festival: Interview with Dr. Fuambai Sia Ahmadu
On Monday, February 5th to 10th 2018, Sierra Leone Women are Free to Choose (SLWAFC), a community based organization in Freetown and The National Sowie Council inaugurated its first Female [Read more]