I have been approached almost daily to express my views on the Government, the Opposition or the issue of the moment in Sierra Leone. Generally, I have resisted. As well [Read more]
For years now, Sierra Leone has been like a boxer coming round after a sniff of smelling salt, with half-remembered taste, smell and sound of the day before yesterday. [Read more]
Just a week ago, I read and heard two of the most shocking cases of this cholera outbreak. The first case was that of a grieving mother, Salimatu Turay who [Read more]
Amnesty International says it has received “credible reports” that Gambia executed nine death row prisoners, including a woman on Thursday. Jammeh was reported to have vowed to kill all 47 [Read more]
“The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their respective participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It [Read more]
The most expensive words in the lives of the average Germans are: “I love you”, “please help me”, and “I’m sorry”, and they expect them to reciprocate in all their [Read more]
When did you last visit Koidu town? To say Koidu town is in a mess is an understatement and it has nothing to do with the ruling APC government. Just [Read more]
This is part II of this piece. Please read part I, if you haven’t done so already, to enable you grasp the gist. The Tejan Kabbah’s SLPP regime The Tejan [Read more]
Whenever I hear the cacophonous sounds of the bells of enmity, abhorrence and grudges being rang under the guise of patriotism against or for some Sierra Leonean political groupings, by [Read more]
Dirk Niebel, the German Minister of Development and Economic Cooperation accompanied by the German Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Mr. Rudiger John and 8 others recently visited President Koroma at his [Read more]
On assumption of office in September 2007, President Ernest Bai Koroma promised a progressive turn around for Sierra Leone in 36 months through his 'Agenda for Change', highlighting five prioritized [Read more]
The inception of the United Nations commenced on January 1942, when 26 nations at war with the Axis powers met in Washington to sign the Declaration of the United Nations. [Read more]
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]
One truth we need to face is that we truly need a bipartisan, mature, political consensus on the direction that the nation must take. If we are sincere, how [Read more]
I ignored the buzzy melody of my Samsung Galaxy SII by 6:00 a.m German time. I thought it was one of the usual irritating calls from some of my relatives [Read more]
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