Critique Echo Newspaper – The Voice of the Voiceless Citizens; Published in Kenema City, Eastern Sierra Leone

Parliament Approves Presidential Nominees

With a lot of praises Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday 2nd August 2018 unanimously approved 41 Presidential nominees to fill various local and international positions. Among the approved Presidential appointees [Read more]

Who Is My Favorite President?

The atmosphere was tense but calm, the nerves were spiraling but under control and the country was on tenterhooks but optimistic. It was late in 1998 when Sierra Leone was [Read more]

President Bio Calls for Unity on Africa’s Position

Nouakchott, Mauritania – At his inaugural meeting as Coordinator of the African Union Committee of Ten on UN Security Council Reform, His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio, on Saturday 30th [Read more]

President Bio Receives Ovation At ECOWAS Summit

Lomé, Togo, Tuesday, 31st July 2018 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio received ovation at the opening ceremony of the 53rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of [Read more]

Do Presidential Term Limits Work In Africa?

Democracy has been seen as the only salvation to the world’s political problems. Saddled with this notion is the prescription that term time limits are vital to ensure that democracy [Read more]

Is Zimbabwe’s Constitution, all Sail and no Anchor?

When the world heard that the army in Zimbabwe had held the relic and monument of Zimbabwean politics Robert Mugabe, there was a noticeable and palpable sigh of relief. This [Read more]

Islam phobia: Exploiting the Pain of Genuine Victims.

Boris Johnson, the former foreign secretary, UK said people in burkas looked like “letter boxes” or “bank robbers”. The criticisms that have greeted his remarks were obvious. The Equality and [Read more]

Turkish Airline Commences Flights to Sierra Leone

Turkish Airlines started flights to Freetown, as its 52nd destination to be served in Africa. Beginning today, new direct flights to Freetown (Sierra Leone) also bring the total countries and [Read more]

The Fight Against Terrorism: Can We Learn From The EPL?

Terrorism has been one of the oldest favourite past times of some people from time immemorial. The UN used the following political description of terrorism, as “Criminal acts intended or [Read more]

President Bio Arrives in Qatar for State Visit

After a week of successful Commonwealth Summit in London, His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has arrived in Doha, Qatar on Saturday 21st April 2018 for a state visit on [Read more]

Ambassador Kamara Remembered and honored in Kuwait

Following the passing away of H.E. Ambassador Ibrahim Bakarr Kamara on Wednesday 8th February 2017, the Sierra Leone Mission in Kuwait opened a Book of Condolence at the Chancery from [Read more]

Sierra Leone, UAE Sign Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Republic of Sierra Leone last week signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement in the commercial Emirati city of Dubai. The Deputy Minister [Read more]

The Political Class Which Kidnapped Our Tomorrow For A Ransom Now Wants To Buy Our Today As Well.

Going by the torment of the past decade, the reality is that the political class sees ours and the nation’s future as a game on the field, of which they [Read more]

The Cobwebs of the New Direction.

From African Confidential snippets, to leaked government transition committee report; from Ernest Koroma’s alleged clandestine visit, to presidential public assets declaration; from parliamentary shenanigans, to controversial removals; from the increasing [Read more]

No Return to Our Abominable Filth Please.

Some might regard most of what you read all over cyberspace as senseless verbal gymnastics but our leaders tend to fuel the hunger of baying dogs, especially those deeply steeped [Read more]