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

President Bio’s Speech On the Occasion of the State Opening of the First Session of the Fifth Parliament of Sierra Leone

SPEAKER, HONOURABLE VICE-PRESIDENT, HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE, MINISTERS OF GOVERNMENT HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, EXCELLENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: Let me start by thanking the people [Read more]

HANDING OVER NOTES: Former President Koroma

HANDING OVER NOTES OF FORMER PRESIDENT DR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA OF SIERRA LEONE TO MARK INAUGURATION OF H.E. PRESIDENT DR. JULIUS MAADA BIO SLATED FOR SATURDAY 12TH MAY, 2018 Your [Read more]

Tribalism: The Idolatry of 20th Century

The elections have just concluded in Sierra Leone. Better still, Act 1 scene 1 of our democratic process has just been concluded. How democratic it was is anybody’s guess. The [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]

Those Who Make Peaceful Revolution Impossible, Will Make Violent Revolution Inevitable

Many would see the seeming “revolution” that is unfolding right before our eyes in Zimbabwe as long overdue. But there can be no running away from the fact that Mugabe [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]

You Can’t Preach Integration and Practice Segregation

The recent ban on what many will see as the aptly named BURKINI swimwear has become a tilting point in the history of France. There is no doubt that France [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]

Beyond The Competing Narratives of our Narcissistic Politicians

If you stay too long in the dark, you begin to see clearly. No matter the effort from those in power, if there is to be a change in Sierra [Read more]

President Bio: Your Time Starts Now

Mr. President, the lesson of history is that many never learn the lesson of history. Therefore amidst the festival of claps and back-slapping, kindly realise the enormity of the task [Read more]

The Naked Dance In The Market Square.

Dark. Scary. The tragedy of a nation and the demise of integrity. That is what is playing out as we bring to conclusion the 2018 electoral process. Let’s be frank, [Read more]