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Does Africa Need Term -Timed Presidential Democracy?

31/07/2020 CEN

To ask whether Africa needs term-timed Presidential democracy is bound to linger on the absurd. However, if Africa is to adopt, promote and remain democratically stable, it is worth looking [Read more]

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YAD Sensitizes Konjo Community against Covid-19, and Distributes Resilient Support to Vulnerable Households

31/07/2020 CEN

Youth in Action for Development (YAD) has today, 30th July 2020, launched a community based sensitization campaign against Covid-19 and distribution of food and non-food items to Konjo Buima community, [Read more]

Critique Column

When Freedom of Speech Does Not Guarantee Freedom After Speech.

26/07/2020 Abdulai Mansaray

The Parliament of Sierra Leone on July 23, 2020 unanimously approved the Independent Media Commission (IMC) Act 2020 and repealed the 1965 Public Order Act (POA) that criminalized libel and sedition. It has been hailed as a historic [Read more]

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Black Lives Matter: But Not in My Backyard

22/07/2020 Abdulai Mansaray

The loss of lives in Makeni over the weekend is not only sad but equally avoidable. With the social and political atmosphere heavily saturated by the whiff of injustice the [Read more]

Critique Column

Peace & Justice: Two Sides of the Same Coin

06/07/2020 Abdulai Mansaray

Since the former Defence, and Interior Minister was arrested and charged, among others with treason, the trial-by-social-media and in the court of public opinion has been in overdrive. The court [Read more]

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Statement By Centre For Accountability And The Rule Of Law On The Just-Concluded Trial Of Rtd. Major Palo Conteh, Et Al.

06/07/2020 CEN

  Freetown, Sierra Leone: The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) welcomes the conclusion of the trial of Retired Major Palo Conteh and two others, and particularly applauds [Read more]

Breaking News

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Unveils Digital Health Learning Platforms for Healthcare Workers in Bonthe

06/07/2020 CEN

Mattru Jong, Bonthe District, Southern Province, Friday 3 July 2020 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has introduced a Mobile Training and Support (MOTS) digital learning platform while [Read more]

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

29/11/2025

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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