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About Dennis Kabatto
Dennis is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Licensed radio engineer and print reporter,. He is currently a co-host, producer & reporter for AfrobeatRadio on Pacifica Network Station WBAI, 99.5 FM in New York City. Former reporter/producer for now defunct WBAI News Dept. And news director of African New Dawn Radio heard over WRSU, 88.7 FM at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He formerly served as international news editor, News at 10 at Rutgers University's WRSU, 88.7 FM Former record review contributor and office manager of Accent/LA Publications in Los Angeles and a co-founder of Kronick Magazine also in Los Angeles.
Diasporal Exclusive

Finance Minister Momodu Kargbo Highlights Anti- poverty Agenda at High-level UN forum

21/07/2017 Dennis Kabatto

Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Momodu Kargbo said Tuesday that the government of Sierra Leone considers extreme poverty as a prevalence of injustice and serious threat to national security. [Read more]

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African Women Launch Leadership Network in New York

08/06/2017 Dennis Kabatto

There was pure jubilation inside the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Chambers Friday for the launch of the African Women Leadership Network. After an intense three day high-level [Read more]

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Sierra Leonean Soul Star Azania to Spend Equal Time Between Geneva and New York in 2017

15/01/2017 Dennis Kabatto

Despite the heavy rain, Sierra Leonean soul queen Azania braved the wet and cold weather last Tuesday just to keep a scheduled interview appointment at Lido Restaurant in the heart [Read more]

Latest Post

Sierra Leone to Commemorate End of Ebola

07/11/2016 Dennis Kabatto

The government and people of Sierra Leone will observe 3 minutes of Silence Monday, November 7 to commemorate the anniversary of the declaration of the end of Ebola virus disease [Read more]

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President Obama Extends 18 month DED for Liberians after Homeland Security Approves 6 months TPS Reprieve for Ebola Affected Countries

04/10/2016 Dennis Kabatto

Less than a week after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Jeh Johnson re-authorized an extension of 6 months Temporary Protected Status (TPS) assigned to Ebola Affected Countries namely [Read more]

America

Countdown begins for Sizzla’s return to New York

03/09/2016 Dennis Kabatto

After 8 years absence, reggae star Sizzla returns to New York for Irie Jam Media’s 23rd anniversary celebration. The milestone event on Labor Day Sunday, September 4 at Roy Wilkins [Read more]

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Sierra Leonean Soul Star Azania to Deliver Shetek Conference Keynote Address

16/07/2016 Dennis Kabatto

After two years in Europe, singer, songwriter and producer Azania Noah returned to New York City on Thursday.  Azania will deliver the 2016 Shetek Conference on Saturday at St. Francis [Read more]

Diasporal Exclusive

Women in Leadership Symposium to Benefit Annie Walsh Memorial School

09/07/2016 Dennis Kabatto

The New York/New Jersey Chapter of the Annie Walsh Old Girls Association (AWOGA) will host an inaugural symposium on Women in Leadership on Saturday 9 July, 4:30pm – 10:00pm, at [Read more]

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KONO DISTRICT DESCENDANTS WORLDWIDE DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST OCTEA MINING AND TIFFANY & CO.

21/04/2016 Dennis Kabatto

KONO DISTRICT DESCENDANTS WORLDWIDE DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST OCTEA MINING AND TIFFANY & CO. KONO DISTRICT DESCENDANTS are calling for a global demonstration this Saturday, 23rd April 2016 to protest Tiffany & [Read more]

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Sierra Leonean Author Kicks-off “Ebola Outbreak in West Africa” Book Tour in America

09/04/2016 Dennis Kabatto

Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, the Sierra Leonean award-winning journalist, author, chair of the African Socialist Movement of Sierra Leone and human rights advocate arrived in New York City late Wednesday [Read more]

Critique Column

Sierra Leone, Guinea & Liberia get 6 Months TPS Extension

24/03/2016 Dennis Kabatto

Leaders of Africans Campaign for TPS Renewal are ecstatic and heaving a sigh of relief over Homeland Security Secretary Mr. Jeh Johnson’s announcement Tuesday of an additional six months Temporary [Read more]

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Sierra Leoneans, Guineans & Liberians Campaign for TPS Renewal

08/03/2016 Dennis Kabatto

Come May 2016, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Sierra Leoneans,     Guineans and Liberians living in the United States without work authorization will expire. Unless the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) [Read more]

Diasporal Exclusive

Africa-America Institute Hosts Future Leaders Legacy Fund Awards Gala

09/10/2015 Dennis Kabatto

While the United Nations was executing the second day of its 70th General Debate, an estimated 300 distinguished guests including African and US leaders and top diplomats came together to [Read more]

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President Koroma to Address UNGA Amid Planned Protest

29/09/2015 Dennis Kabatto

When Sierra Leone’s President Ernest B. Koroma delivers his address on Tuesday at the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), he will face a concerted protest by [Read more]

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KDU Convenes Global Family Reunion

04/09/2015 Dennis Kabatto

The Krio Descendants Union (KDU) will congregate in Durham, North Carolina this weekend with Krios, Sierra Leoneans and guests for a global family reunion. This historic family reunion from September [Read more]

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YAD Concludes Annual TVET Graduation in Grand Style

26/01/2026

On January 23rd and 24th, 2024, YAD added another chapter to its ongoing youth and women’s empowerment initiatives by hosting its annual TVET graduation in a spectacular fashion. Each year, [Read more]

Critique Column

The Silence of the Lambs: Why Sierra – Leone’s Legal Guardians Must Not Stand Aside: Comparative Lessons and Constitutional Theory for a Critical Moment

25/01/2026

n Sierra Leone’s debate over the 2025 Constitutional Amendment Bill, the most troubling feature is not the substance of the proposals themselves but the silence that has settled around them. [Read more]

Critique Column

Democracy After Empire: George M. Carew’s Case for Deliberation in Postcolonial Africa

25/01/2026

A familiar strain of Western political theory has long portrayed African states as inherently incapable of self-government—an outlook that endured both the rhetoric of colonial “civilizing missions” and the administrative [Read more]

Critique Column

BARMAGEDDON- (An E-Bar Exclusive) 004: A Constitution Rewritten for Order, Not for Liberty

25/01/2026

There is a peculiar habit in young democracies. They rewrite their constitutions not when liberty is openly threatened, but when authority feels insufficiently secure. The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) [Read more]

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