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

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 Signs African Continental Free Trade Agreement

His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio on Sunday 1st July has signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement at the 31st Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly in Nouakchott, [Read more]

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]

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]

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]

Hope Rekindled: Let’s Keep Away From A Fantasy Of Idealistic Perversion.

Nourishing and tilling the flower beds you can, picking the best scented rose is a different ball-game. Seriously. Any 2-bob gardener can tell you that. So, Can we as a [Read more]