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The Supreme Hallmark of Reality Is Balance

29/12/2018 Abdulai Mansaray

In a process of transformation, there is always a latent need for the phoenix of humanity to rise from the ashes.  Barry Goldwater once said that “Social and cultural change, [Read more]

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Has The APC Party Rediscovered Their Power And Unity?

27/12/2018 By Ibrahim Sourie Mansaray

Reading Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” during my secondary school days in little Jaiama Sewafe, Kono District, one striking theme always kept me worried and that was, will Umoufia (a [Read more]

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PRESS STATEMENT: Unsubstantiated Claims by Former Youth Affairs Minister Bai Mahmoud Bangura on AYV Television

23/12/2018 CEN

MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS 2ND FLOOR, STADIUM HOSTELS BROOKFIELDS PRESS STATEMENT Unsubstantiated Claims by Former Youth Affairs Minister Bai Mahmoud Bangura on AYV Television FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, Wednesday, 19th December, [Read more]

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Salone Commission of Enquiry: Time to Disrupt the Corrupt?

23/12/2018 Abdulai Mansaray

The long awaited Commission of Enquiry in Sierra Leone has been slated to commence in the New Year. There is no doubt that among other policy changes and statements, this [Read more]

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Is Sierra Leone Really Divided Or Just a Hoax?

23/12/2018 by Ibrahim Sourie Mansaray

From Jaiama Sewafe in Kono District to Freetown in the Western Area, the Presidential elections have long seemed like a battle of contests in optimism; the candidate with the most [Read more]

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Maada Bio: He, Who Opens a School Door, Closes a Prison

11/12/2018 Abdulai Mansaray

Kono district has always been the proverbial man that sits by the river and washes his hands with spittle. It is no secret that the mere mention of Kono district [Read more]

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How Not To Conduct Large-Scale Agricultural Investments: Lessons From The Malen/Socfin Land Dispute In Sierra Leone

10/12/2018 CEN

The website of Socfin Agriculture Company Ltd (SAC) paints a picture of turbulence. A series of posts stretching as far back as 2013 reveal the company has been under pressure [Read more]

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Youth Empowerment In Post Conflict Sierra Leone: How Far Are We Prepared To Go?

10/12/2018 Othman Sheriff

Major global leaders have adopted over the years, diverse policies that ensure empowerment of young people all over the world.  The commonwealth for example, has series of funding windows through [Read more]

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CELEBRATING S.B.B. DUMBUYA AT 80 — The Teacher Who Formed a Generation

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This week, Mr. Sheku Badara Bashiru Dumbuya, affectionately known to thousands of former pupils simply as SBB, turned 80 years old.   Eighty is a milestone that invites reflection—not only [Read more]

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CONVERTING MINES MINISTER MATTIA’S OP-ED ON SIMANDOU INTO ACTION

25/11/2025

When Minister Julius Daniel Mattia wrote his op-ed on Guinea’s Simandou 2040, he was not just offering congratulations across a friendly border. His words carried the rhythm of an older [Read more]

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THE WOMAN PRESIDENT. NEXT.

25/11/2025

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]

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Beyond Inspiration: Mining Governance in Sierra Leone and the Missed Lessons of Simandou 2040

25/11/2025

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]

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