Youth in Action for Development (YAD), a voluntary youth serving agency based in the eastern administrative capital of Kenema, has on Saturday, 12th January, 2019 inaugurated its newly constructed headquarters [Read more]
It was in 1996; the country was returning to a fragile state of stability, the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and the Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC) had been kicked out [Read more]
If Gibrill Bangura ever wanted popularity by means of his inalienable right to freedom of speech, he has done the opposite by ranking up his notoriety in the Sierra Leone [Read more]
In a process of transformation, there is always a latent need for the phoenix of humanity to rise from the ashes. Barry Goldwater once said that “Social and cultural change, [Read more]
The long awaited Commission of Enquiry in Sierra Leone has been slated to commence in the New Year. There is no doubt that among other policy changes and statements, this [Read more]
From Jaiama Sewafe in Kono District to Freetown in the Western Area, the Presidential elections have long seemed like a battle of contests in optimism; the candidate with the most [Read more]
Kono district has always been the proverbial man that sits by the river and washes his hands with spittle. It is no secret that the mere mention of Kono district [Read more]
Major global leaders have adopted over the years, diverse policies that ensure empowerment of young people all over the world. The commonwealth for example, has series of funding windows through [Read more]
Sierra Leoneans can no longer afford to airbrush the spate of violence from our national consciousness. It is more than 6 months into President Maada Bio’s reign, but the afterbirth [Read more]
With the elections long gone and a democratically elected government in place, one would only envisage a quiet political environment with the defeated political party and their supporters putting aside [Read more]
This past week has been historic for the country and her people of Sierra Leone; being the first entrance into the United States by president Maada Bio after his election. [Read more]
When a “few good men” sat around a big round oak table in Berlin, to carve out Africa and its destiny in 1884-1885, many historians would have thought that this [Read more]
It was supposed to be a beauty contest; to prove God’s partiality in endowing some people with his artistry. I have my own views on beauty contests in general, but [Read more]
Sierra Leone has over the years entered into bilateral and multilateral relations with many countries in the world, some of these relations have proven to be very positive whilst others [Read more]
It is an open secret that many people never believed that Maada Bio would one day lead Sierra Leone….again. With the exception of his die hard supporters, many were shocked [Read more]
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