May 2017 – Critique Echo Newspaper

Yes, The People Are Talking…………

22/05/2017 Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon

It was an uncharacteristically hot afternoon as I boarded the taxi heading for the sleepy remote village of Regent. I wasn’t in too much of a mood to talk after [Read more]

Armed Robbery is a Terrible Crime And So Is Mob Justice

12/05/2017 Othman Sheriff

Armed robbery has become another terrifying development in Sierra Leone over the years. Still staggering to extract itself from the ash and debris of decade long civil war, the country [Read more]

It’s Not About Leadership Anymore, It’s About All of Us.

10/05/2017 Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon

Since my arrival in town, I have realised that by embracing that delusional emotion called expectation, Sierra Leoneans have been able to devise a survival strategy against the steady rumble [Read more]

NGOs Converge On Their Current State Of Affairs

14/09/2023

At an emergency membership meeting held on Friday, 8th September, 2023 at the St Anthony Hall, Syke Street, Freetown, NGOs gathered to chart a way forward in their affairs, as [Read more]

Critique Column

When Dictatorship Is A fact, Revolution Becomes A Right.,

11/09/2023

We are living in a world that is drowning in a wealth of information but afflicted by poverty of thought. Such a notion conjures images of social media, with all [Read more]

Critique Column

If Voting Made Any Difference, Would They Let Us Do It?

04/09/2023

The US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken issued a press statement on 31 August, 2023 on the visa restriction policy to be applied in Sierra Leone. Here is the [Read more]

Critique Column

Is Sierra Leone’s Democracy Worthy of Emulation?

24/08/2023

The general election in Sierra Leone has come and gone. The drums may appear to have fallen silent, but like a swimming duck, there’s on going diplomatic gymnastics bubbling underneath [Read more]