It is contrary to the ethics of professional media activism to publish any article in the public domain without properly scrutinising and verifying the sources of information, particularly when the [Read more]
Graduates secure jobs, promotions after nine-month ITC- supported digital skills programme. KENEMA CITY, Sierra Leone, 8 August 2026 — Eighty Sierra Leonean youth have graduated with advanced digital literacy skills [Read more]
The debate over the merits and demerits of Sierra Leone hosting the ECOWAS Summit may continue for some time. Supporters will point to the diplomatic prestige, regional visibility and economic [Read more]
Part 1: Reassessing the “Lost Opportunity” Argument — A More Realistic Valuation of the 1980 OAU Summit Expenditure One of the strongest arguments made in comparing the 1980 OAU Summit [Read more]
The APC–SLPP rivalry has become more than a contest for political power. Over time, it has hardened into a national habit of thought—a lens through which many citizens interpret public [Read more]
There is perhaps no greater trust that a nation can repose in one of its citizens than the office of its Chief Executive—whether called President, Prime Minister or by any [Read more]
“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig from pig to man again, but already it was impossible to say which was which”. This excerpt [Read more]
Some deaths announce themselves not merely as the passing of a person, but as the falling of a curtain on an era. The death of Hon. Alhaji Minkailu Mansaray feels [Read more]
The APC–SLPP rivalry has become more than a contest for political power. Over time, it has hardened into a national habit of thought—a lens through which many citizens interpret public [Read more]
One of the strongest arguments made in comparing the 1980 OAU Summit with the 2026 ECOWAS Summit is the claim that Sierra Leone sacrificed a historic economic opportunity by spending [Read more]
In May 1789, Louis XVI summoned to Versailles a full meeting of the “Estates General”. The First Estate consisted of three hundred Nobles. The Second Estate, three hundred Clergy. The [Read more]
Sierra Leone’s 2028 general election might sound like light years away, just like how a day or week in politics could be a long time. The cyclical life span of [Read more]
The 55% threshold in Sierra Leone’s 1991 Constitution was no arithmetic accident. It was a deliberate act of political design—an attempt by the framers to confront, rather than merely ignore, [Read more]
I stopped publishing articles in my widely read Critique Column for some time due to the enormous responsibilities I carry at the moment as the head of an institution that [Read more]
It is early days into the Holy Ramadan Month, during which Muslims all around the world are required to fast from dawn to dusk, throughout the month. As one of [Read more]
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