Articles by Othman Sheriff

About Othman Sheriff

Born and raised in Kenema district, eastern Sierra Leone, Othman Sheriff began practicing journalism during his school days as a youthhood hobby. With a bachelor's degree in mass-media and communication, and a Master’s degree in development and peacebuilding, Sheriff is the Editor-in-Chief and CEO of Critique Echo Newspaper. While tirelessly using journalism as a tool to place his country’s socioeconomic and political landscape under a magnifying glass, Sheriff is deeply involved in community development projects. Over the years, Sheriff has formulated and implemented billions of Leones worth of development projects with funds from Europe and USA. He is chiefly focused on community infrastructural development and economic resuscitation projects, fostering interethnic, interreligious and sociocultural cohesion among the young population in Kenema district. Sheriff is a member of many international peacebuilding initiatives including the United Religious Initiative (URI), International Association of Educators for World Peace (IAEWP), Intercultural Leaders Network and Youth Solidary Fund program of the United Nations Alliance of Civilization (UNAOC)

The Rebel Who Taught Me Art

05/09/2011 Othman Sheriff

Agnes Deen-Jalloh, the Revolutionary United Front’s most senior female rebel officer, and sister of SLPP’s leading politician and former president of Sierra Leone, Rtd Brigadier Maada Bio, was my teacher. [Read more]

Ignore the African Union, Arrest Murmur Gaddafi

01/08/2011 Othman Sheriff

By Kofi Akosah-Sarpong Five months into the Libyan crisis that seeks to nurture democracy by clearing out the long-running Murmur Gaddafi dictatorial regime, the Libyan leader digs in precariously. Part [Read more]

The SLPP Flag-bearer Contest, Bio is Leading

27/06/2011 Othman Sheriff

After a long period of intraparty fracas ranging from constitutional stalemate to internal campaign violence which almost sent it membership into disarray, the Sierra Leonean main opposition, SLPP , has [Read more]

Critique Column

The Existence of Parliaments and Elections Alone, Don’t Define Democracy.

24/09/2023

Many would have expected the conduct of the June 23rd elections in Sierra Leone to seal the political wrangling, gerrymandering, and politicking until another cycle. Some hoped that it would [Read more]

NGOs Converge On Their Current State Of Affairs

14/09/2023

At an emergency membership meeting held on Friday, 8th September, 2023 at the St Anthony Hall, Syke Street, Freetown, NGOs gathered to chart a way forward in their affairs, as [Read more]

Critique Column

When Dictatorship Is A fact, Revolution Becomes A Right.,

11/09/2023

We are living in a world that is drowning in a wealth of information but afflicted by poverty of thought. Such a notion conjures images of social media, with all [Read more]

Critique Column

If Voting Made Any Difference, Would They Let Us Do It?

04/09/2023

The US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken issued a press statement on 31 August, 2023 on the visa restriction policy to be applied in Sierra Leone. Here is the [Read more]