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Month: August 2019

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Don’t Flaunt your Deformity by Wearing Short Trousers.

26/08/2019 Abdulai Mansaray

It is an undeniable fact, that Sierra Leone is a rich country; but also paradoxically true that it is one of the poorest countries in the world. If such an [Read more]

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Finance Minister, Jacob Jusu Saffa Faces Calls to be Sacked: Discuss

09/08/2019 Abdulai Mansaray

The Finance Minister, Mr Jacob Jusu Saffa (JJ Blood) is having the spotlight trained on him, for what some people see as his failure to revive the economy. Some have [Read more]

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Sierra Leone’s Finance Minister Fights for His Job Amid Serious Economic Malaise

09/08/2019 Sierra Leone Telegraph

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance – Jacob Jusu Saffa is today fighting to keep his job, as pressure mounts on president Julius Maada Bio to transfer him to another ministerial [Read more]

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National Youth Service Trains Graduate Corps in Bo, Lunsar

06/08/2019 Elkass Sannoh

With support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the National Youth Service (NYS) has embarked on capacity building training on sexual reproductive health and rights and the demographic dividend. [Read more]

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Sierra Leone minister of mines and mineral resources debunks reports of “licenses cancelations” as fictional, fake news

06/08/2019 Dennis Kabatto

Mr. Foday Rado Yokie, minister of mines and mineral resources said Sunday reports of “cancelations or suspensions of several mining licenses” by reputable news organizations including London Financial Times and [Read more]

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

06/08/2019 Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon

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]

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When “Enough is Enough”…..Not Enough?

06/08/2019 Abdulai Mansaray

We are resilient We are strong We are El Paso We stand together These are the words from the local community living in El Paso-Texas, and these will soon become [Read more]

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You Can Fool Some People Some time, But……..

06/08/2019 Abdulai Mansaray

It is an open secret that the relationship between our 2 major political parties, the SLPP and APC is one of attrition.  There is no doubt that these parties would [Read more]

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Non Violence is the Supreme Law of Life.

02/08/2019 Abdulai Mansaray

The recent spate of violence on the streets has become a recurrent eyesore to all well meaning Sierra Leoneans. It goes without saying that violence and Sierra Leone are not [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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