Has Democracy Lost Its Utility?
“A government by the people, of the people and for the people” has always been the most celebrated and simplest definition of DEMOCRACY. Conventional wisdom has it that the term [Read more]
“A government by the people, of the people and for the people” has always been the most celebrated and simplest definition of DEMOCRACY. Conventional wisdom has it that the term [Read more]
“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the [Read more]
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]
America conducted its Midterm elections on Tuesday, which traditionally takes place two years after a Presidential election. In effect, midterm elections are America’s referendum on their sitting presidents, halfway through [Read more]
America has always been known as one of the high priests of democracy. History shows that America’s aim to promote democracy across the world had seen it encourage governmental and [Read more]
As President Trump wallows in the dishonourable distinction and honour of becoming the first American President to be impeached not once but twice, the closing speech of Adam Schiff the [Read more]
The great American country has always prided itself as the High Priest of democracy and even prescribed it as its major export commodity to the world. We all know how [Read more]
The Emperor Donald J. Trump has reportedly cancelled his daily White House briefings, complaining that its “not worth the time and effort”. And who can blame him? These briefings have [Read more]
We are resilient We are strong We are El Paso We stand together These are the words from the local community living in El Paso-Texas, and these will soon become [Read more]
President Donald Trump warns the US would inflict “severe punishment” if Saudi Arabia was behind journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance. Missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi recorded audio on his Apple watch of [Read more]
Isata was fired from her job for supposedly asking for a tip. She denies doing so and was not allowed to defend herself and no investigation was done. Besides the [Read more]
Two seismic shifts have taken place in the last two months in the West African state of Sierra Leone. Firstly, the man once described as a pariah presidential candidate because [Read more]
President Donald Trump during a White House Cabinet meeting Wednesday, said he wants to terminate the Diversity Visa Lottery, a program that distributes around 50,000 visas to countries where there [Read more]
Presidential Spokesman, Abdulai Bayraytay confirmed on Wednesday that the United States has placed restrictions on business and tourism visas for Sierra Leone immigration and foreign affairs ministry officials. The Trump [Read more]
KONO CONFERENCE: PAVING THE WAY FOR BETTER PROSPECTS UNDERSTANDING THE PAST, MARKING THE CHALLENGES AND SHAPING OUR FUTURE Announcing The Second Annual Kono Conference in Washington DC, 7am to 6pm, [Read more]
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