The ancient Greeks are credited with inventing democracy, “Demos kratos” which literally translates to “people power” as a form of government. Some therefore describe democracy as a government of the [Read more]
It is an open secret that Sierra Leone is in the grip of another pandemic, KUSH. With its fair share of horrible outbreaks like the Ebola and Covid 19, many [Read more]
Joseph F Kennedy once said that a “historical monument is not merely a relic of the past, but a symbol of the future”. They are the threads that knit one [Read more]
The June 23 elections in Sierra Leone was one of the most controversial elections of recent time. As the fall out rumbles on six months after the election, it is [Read more]
Joseph Alex Musa, MSCE (HU), P.E, a Sierra Leonean is fast becoming a household name in the highest Professional Engineering body in the United States of America. As one of [Read more]
With Africa, and especially West Africa facing democratic backsliding and a surge in military coups, the ongoing crisis in Senegal, a country regarded as one of West Africa’s most stable [Read more]
When President Bio assumed power in 2018, he made two prominent promises, among others to the nation. He promised to “fight corruption” and to provide “Free Quality Education”. The promise [Read more]
The court of public opinion on Sierra Leone is in full swing, thanks to the recent political and judicial gymnastics surrounding the former President of Sierra Leone Dr Ernest Bai [Read more]
It is an irrefutable fact, that corruption is the enemy of development and good governance. It is therefore imperative that fighting corruption should be a national objective for the government [Read more]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), also known as CEDEAO in French and Portuguese, is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. [Read more]
According to the Global Peace Index of 2023, Sierra Leone ranks 47th among 83 most peaceful countries in the world, above Ghana, Zambia, France, etc (Institute for Economics and Peace). [Read more]
When the devil incarnate Corporal Foday Sankoh launched one of the most barbaric acts against his countrymen in 1991, Sierra Leone was in the grip of dire hardship that characterised [Read more]
Youth in Action for Development (YAD) and its educational offshoot, Youth Resource Academy (YRA), on Wednesday, 20/12/2023, certified 62 students after two years of successful training in diverse skills. YRA [Read more]
On Tuesday and Wednesday, December 18th and 20th, 2023, YAD concluded its campaign against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) with the annual Youth Unification Match. The campaign, which targeted hundreds of girls [Read more]
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Alpha Ibrahim Sesay recently concluded the 10th Ministerial Meeting of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) in Vienna, Austria on 24th November, 2023. [Read more]
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