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Month: January 2015

Critique Column

EBOLA Has Not Put an End to Female Circumcision in Sierra Leone

30/01/2015 Fuambai Sia Ahmadu, PhD

The following are 4 reasons why this Huffington Post article on female circumcision, misnomered as Female Genital Mutilation by opponents, making its rounds on Sierra Leone listservs and social media over [Read more]

Critique Column

As APC Plan National Census Amid Ebola Outbreak in Sierra Leone, SLPP Cry Foul

28/01/2015 CEN

His Excellency President Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, State House, Freetown, Republic of Sierra Leone   Mr. President,   You will recall that in several [Read more]

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The Romance of The FA Cup, Rekindled

25/01/2015 Abdulai Mansaray

When a proposal, at a meeting held in the offices of The Sportsman in London on 20th July 1871, by the FA Honorary Secretary Charles Alcock “that it is desirable [Read more]

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Getting started with mobile games

25/01/2015 CEN

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Breaking News

Schools Reopen in March in Sierra Leone

23/01/2015 CEN

In an effort to facilitate the reopening of schools to achieving new heights and moving beyond pre-Ebola gains in the country’s educational system, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology [Read more]

Breaking News

President Koroma Lifts Ban on Freedom of Movements in Sierra Leone After Half a Year of Restriction

23/01/2015 CEN

In a nationwide broadcast, the President speaks: "Fellow Sierra Leoneans We have been ensuring a steady downward trend in the number of Ebola cases in Sierra Leone over the past [Read more]

Critique Column

Sierra Leone Will Rise Again

22/01/2015 Mohamed C. Bah, Atlanta-GA, USA

As the tide of the Ebola virus is beginning to recede with Pujehun and Bonthe confirming Zero cases in 42 days, many Sierra Leoneans are now breathing a sigh of [Read more]

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Pesto pasta with broccoli and salmon

21/01/2015 CEN

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Critique Column

Sierra Leone’s Greatest Enemy: Complacency

20/01/2015 Abdulai Mansaray

You could feel the sigh of relief and if you try a bit harder, you could palpate it as well. Imagine the number of “thank God”, “praise the lord”, “praise [Read more]

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Doctor Performed FGM in UK

20/01/2015 CEN

A British doctor performed female genital mutilation on a young mother after she gave birth in hospital, a court has heard. Dhanuson Dharmasena, 32, is accused of carrying out the [Read more]

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The Premiership is Nearing its Penultimate Phase

19/01/2015 Abdulai Mansaray

The Premiership is entering the business phase, and the mind games have already started. With the Chief Rabbi of Mind games, Sir Alex Fergusson, duly retired, it is not surprising [Read more]

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How the future could resemble the past

15/01/2015 CEN

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15 reasons people give up on success

15/01/2015 CEN

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Press Release from Sierra Leone Red Cross Society

14/01/2015 CEN

SLRCS deeply saddened by loss of Red Cross staff member to Ebola   Freetown, 14 December 2015:  The Sierra Leone Red Cross Society (SLRCS) is deeply saddened by the death [Read more]

Critique Column

Je Suis Charlie Hebdo + Respect + Tolerance + Free Speech + Diversity = Democracy

13/01/2015 Abdulai Mansaray

This is the kind of moral and ethical ingredients one would wish to see in society’s book of recipes to cook a very tasty dish of democracy. You would need [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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