June 2020 – Critique Echo Newspaper

Decolonising the Mind from The Paradox of Edifices of Slavery.

10/06/2020 Abdulai Mansaray

George Floyd has been laid to rest and may he rest in peace. But his memories are sure to linger on forever, and not just be another hashtag #. He [Read more]

Does “Black Lives Matter, if “All Lives Matter”?

09/06/2020 Abdulai Mansaray

I sob, I weep and cry “Black Lives Matter”. You rave, you rant and shout “All Lives Matter” But if “All Lives Matter” Why would “Black Lives Matter”? [Read more]

WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN

02/06/2020 Abdulai Mansaray

When I go down on my knees, in prayer and protest. You kneel on my neck, in hatred and conquest. That my prayers and protests are un-American You dish [Read more]

Critique Column

A NATION DIVIDED: WHY ARE THE FULBHE SINGLED OUT FOR DEPORTATION?

18/12/2024

The recent deportation of Sierra Leoneans from Guinea has triggered a retaliatory response from the Sierra Leonean government. This reaction has manifested in the arbitrary arrest and deportation of Guineans—or [Read more]

Critique Column

The Politics of Legacy or The legacy of Politics

18/12/2024

When President Maada Bio took tenancy of State House the first time, he was wearing a military fatigue and holding a gun. Thankfully, he did not shoot a bullet in [Read more]

Critique Column

How United, is The United Nations?

23/09/2024

The United Nations, with a current membership of 193 was established in 1945. After the United Nations’ Charter was ratified by its main proponents China, France, The United Kingdom, The [Read more]

Critique Column

If The Best Politics Is The Right Action, Charity Must Begin at Home.

17/09/2024

As Sierra Leone’s politics oscillates between the SLPP and APC, it sometimes takes a lot of effort, reflection and in most cases honest humility to come to terms with losing [Read more]