THE WOMAN PRESIDENT. NEXT.
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]
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]
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]
On 12 November 2025, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Julius Daniel Mattai, shared a reflective note titled “Mining a Shared Destiny: Sierra Leone Draws Inspiration from Simandou [Read more]
For those who care about law, governance, and the moral architecture of Sierra Leone’s society — and who cherish the Paramount Chieftaincy as a cornerstone of our cultural identity — [Read more]
On 12 November 2025, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Julius Daniel Mattai, shared a reflective note titled “Mining a Shared Destiny: Sierra Leone Draws Inspiration from Simandou [Read more]
The debate over proportional representation (PR) has resurfaced with vigour in Sierra Leone, stirred by comments from the Executive branch and framed by Andrew Keili’s “Ponder My Thoughts.” It is [Read more]
There are times when a poem arrives like a visitation — not simply as art, but as revelation. Oumar Farouk Sesay’s We Who Vowed: Shame on Us is such a [Read more]
“But above all, the damn agony of appealing to their patience Africa beware! Their patience is running out!” — Syl Cheney-Coker, “The Peasant” It is now our turn [Read more]
Ishmael Dyfan, aka Petit Mariano, and the great Brima Mazolla Kamara became Sierra Leone’s first professional footballers when they joined Africa Sport D’Abijan of Ivory Coast. Soon after, East End [Read more]
Digital Literacy for Youth Economic Empowerment in Sierra Leone YAD is set to enroll 80 deserving youths in advanced ICT training. This program is jointly supported by the International Trade [Read more]
The All People’s Congress (APC) was never intended as a conventional political party. From its inception, it was conceived as a remedy for Sierra Leone’s chronic political and social ailments. [Read more]
Last week, the Muslim Ummah raised its voice in anguish over the sale of the Sierra Leone Pilgrimage estate to Hajj Fawaz. Doubt hung heavy. We had grown used to [Read more]
In the 1970s and 80s, when performing Hajj was a nightmare for ordinary Sierra Leoneans, a group of visionary Muslim leaders created the Sierra Leone Pilgrimage Movement (SLPM). They gave [Read more]
I still remember the message that woke me before dawn: “Here’s a song from South Africa.” A YouTube link. I clicked. It was music pulsing with that deep kind of [Read more]
No Chinese citizen wakes up one morning saying, “I’m going to vote for my President.” WHY? Because the Chinese President is not chosen by the people. He is selected [Read more]
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