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RANDOM MUSING: A Crown on a Clown will still not produce a King

24/10/2017 Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon

I think by now we all know what the issues in our country are, but my plea to those who have any shred of love for our traumatised nation, is [Read more]

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US Court finds Liberian Rebel Commander “Jungle Jabbah” Guilty of Crimes Linked to Atrocities in Liberia’s First Civil War

18/10/2017 CEN

Press Release – For Immediate Release 18 October 2017 PHILADELPHIA – On 18 October 2017 a jury of 12 in a U.S. Federal Courthouse found former Liberian rebel commander Mohammed [Read more]

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RANDOM MUSING: If we don’t do change, change will do us.

07/10/2017 Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon

Let me say this: should the 2018 election be shifted by even a day, the opposition collectively has no iota of right to complain or cry foul. Are they just [Read more]

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The Dilemma of Tam Mbayoh: Traitor or Patriot?

05/10/2017 Abdulai Mansaray

The nation woke up to the “news” that journalist; Dr. David Tam Mbayoh of “Monologue” fame has joined the APC as Party Publicity Secretary of Kono District. Social media was [Read more]

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Sierra Leone’s Economy Slows Down As Foreign Aid is Cut – IMF Intervenes

04/10/2017 Abdul Rashid Thomas

An IMF mission led by John Wakeman-Linn was in Freetown last week – 29th September 2017, to conduct its first review of Sierra Leone’s economic performance following its decision in [Read more]

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Give to Caesar, What Belongs to Caesar

04/10/2017 Abdulai Mansaray

It must be with great relief that the nation of Sierra Leone is gradually putting to bed, or so it seems, the recent saga about pastor Ajisafe that potentially and [Read more]

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KKY’s Alliance With the National Grand Caoalition Movement: Pros and Cons

02/10/2017 Othman Sheriff

Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, alias KKY, formally resigned from the Sierra Leone People’s Party few weeks ago after years of intraparty gymnastic full of oral and physical abuses. KKY’s resignation [Read more]

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Call Name Na Him Get Case

01/10/2017 Abdulai Mansaray

The pace of the political race is catching up and steam rolling as the months roll by. For some people, the elections in Sierra Leone cannot come sooner. As for [Read more]

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CELEBRATING S.B.B. DUMBUYA AT 80 — The Teacher Who Formed a Generation

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This week, Mr. Sheku Badara Bashiru Dumbuya, affectionately known to thousands of former pupils simply as SBB, turned 80 years old.   Eighty is a milestone that invites reflection—not only [Read more]

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CONVERTING MINES MINISTER MATTIA’S OP-ED ON SIMANDOU INTO ACTION

25/11/2025

When Minister Julius Daniel Mattia wrote his op-ed on Guinea’s Simandou 2040, he was not just offering congratulations across a friendly border. His words carried the rhythm of an older [Read more]

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THE WOMAN PRESIDENT. NEXT.

25/11/2025

Two important questions women (and men allies), especially those in politics, should and must ask in preparation for Sierra Leone’s 2028 elections are these: 1) If there are no SLPP, [Read more]

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Beyond Inspiration: Mining Governance in Sierra Leone and the Missed Lessons of Simandou 2040

25/11/2025

On 12 November 2025, I read with interest an op-ed reflection shared on WhatsApp by Sierra Leone’s Honourable Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Julius Daniel Mattai, titled “Mining a [Read more]

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