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]
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]
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]
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]
Mohamed Omodu Kamara (MOK), popularly known as Jagaban may have come to the political arena comparatively recently, but he has been hugging the political headlines already. If this was a [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]
To mark the occasion of his own eightieth birthday, the writer, in these two separate articles, first pays homage to the late Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, and then writes a [Read more]
The Sierra Leone People’s Party recently concluded its 14th National Delegates Convention in Freetown. This was preceded by regional elections that did not fare without its own catalogue of controversies. [Read more]
Sierra Leone established the Environment Protection Act (EPA) in 2008, and among many others, it is meant to safeguard the environment and manage the nation’s natural resources. Embedded in this [Read more]
If a chick that will grow into a cock is spotted the very day it is hatched, then the signs are that Air Sierra Leone will be the answer to [Read more]
The fallout from the “bromance” between Trump and Elon Musk was just a matter of time before the final blowout. Recent reports about the implosion between the most powerful man [Read more]
It was 64 years last Sunday when Sierra Leone gained its independence from its colonial master, Great Britain. It marked the end of an era and the dawn of another. [Read more]
On Friday, 20th December 2022, Youth in Action for Development (YAD) and its educational offshoot, Youth Resource Academy (YRA), celebrated a significant milestone by certifying 60 youths across various professions [Read more]
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