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

Statement By Centre For Accountability And The Rule Of Law On The Just-Concluded Trial Of Rtd. Major Palo Conteh, Et Al.

Freetown, Sierra Leone: The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) welcomes the conclusion of the trial of Retired Major Palo Conteh and two others, and particularly applauds [Read more]

s The Lockdown Killing Us Or Preventing The Virus In Sierra Leone?

The Coronavirus pandemic that has shattered lives throughout the high income countries is now hitting low income countries in Sub Saharan region, with Sierra Leone not being an exception. But [Read more]

Inter Religious Council in Sierra Leone condemns all forms of Violence and Hate Messages

State House, Freetown, Thursday 28 May 2020 – Representatives of the Inter Religious Council in Sierra Leone have held a meeting with His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio at [Read more]

Does Africa Need Term -Timed Presidential Democracy?

To ask whether Africa needs term-timed Presidential democracy is bound to linger on the absurd. However, if Africa is to adopt, promote and remain democratically stable, it is worth looking [Read more]

Does France Need a Vaccine from Its Colonial Hangover?

It is regrettable but unfortunately true that Africa seems to be a synonym for a lot of life’s undesirables. The continent has been described along the lines of diseases, poverty, [Read more]

BBC Africa Eye uncovers shocking evidence that torture is being used by multiple branches of the Nigerian police and armed forces

An investigation by BBC Africa Eye has uncovered shocking evidence that torture is being used by multiple branches of the Nigerian police and armed forces. Images from social media show [Read more]

Does France Need a Vaccine from Its Colonial Hangover?

It is regrettable but unfortunately true that Africa seems to be a synonym for a lot of life’s undesirables. The continent has been described along the lines of diseases, poverty, [Read more]

Democracy: The Collective Wisdom of Individual Ignorance.

Democracy as been described as a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. My primary school teacher gave [Read more]

Global Citizenship: When Life Rewards Brave Goodbyes With A New Hello.

Mikael Gorbachev has always been credited as the “father of Perestroika” in the USSR. One of the aims of this process was to bring the USSR out of its crisis [Read more]

Jamal Khashoggi’s Iphone Recorded His ‘Killing’ At The Saudi Embassy In Turkey

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]

The Paradox of Saudi Arabia and Western Democratic Hypocrisy.

Saudi Arabia is situated at the birth place of the world’s most followed religion, Islam. The country that prides itself as one of the beacons of Islamic ethics, meticulously planned, [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]

Make No Mistake, Our Landscape Has Not Changed, Simply a Forlorn Hope.

It is slightly difficult to disentangle the signal from the cacophony on the socio-economic hardship and the guerrilla warfare of our politics. However, the predatory form of politics which stimulates [Read more]

Random Musing: The wisdom of yesterday will not suffice for existence today

No matter how much slant is put on it, in politics and governance, perception matters. Ordinarily, reality should drive perception. But most times, perception leads, and muddies the reality. From indications, it [Read more]

Random Musing: Dancing on Ice

It was and is not our colonial masters that set us against each other. It is not just the political class that has disrobed us of the courage and the [Read more]