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Random Musing is a column dedicated to one of our greatest contributors, Raymond dele Awoonor-Gordon, who discusses mainly issues that are relevant to the sociopolitical and economic development of Sierra Leone.

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Letter to President Koroma: Your Orwellian Diktat Is Not in the Nation’s Interest.

24/07/2015 Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon

Mr. President,   You may not know or remember me but that is of no consequence as I would not like you to think that I am also looking for [Read more]

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The Ugly Truth Is That We Are All United By Corruption.

23/06/2015 Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon

Oh! My God. The power play towards 2017 is in full swing, albeit in hushed tones. But looking at the emerging signs, the political configurations that define success and loss [Read more]

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Between Darkness and light 2 – Killing Tomorrow Today

05/06/2015 Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon

Since the beginning of this year, the focus of my musing has been the necessity for a change of the socio-political system that has continued to keep Sierra Leone in [Read more]

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RANDOM MUSING: Between Darkness and Light – The Challenge of Change.

01/06/2015 Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon

No. I’m not talking about the faux grandeur or charade (take your pick) that’s been on display from political thespians  suffering from serious foot-in-the-mouth, since we went for each other’s [Read more]

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RANDOM MUSING: The Fault is Not in Our Stars But the Future is in Our Own Hands.

21/05/2015 Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon

One thing is sure, you can suspend, sack, or even kill a man; but you can never do the same to truth. And the truth right now, is that the [Read more]

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Democracy Is Dead: Funeral Arrangements Will Be Announced Later.

14/07/2026

“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]

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The Curtain Falls for Minkailu Mansaray, But the Spirit Endures

14/07/2026

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]

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MY WRONG IS BETTER THAN YOURS: Breaking the Politics of Moral Equivalence in Sierra Leone

14/07/2026

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]

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Reassessing the “Lost Opportunity” Argument — A More Realistic Valuation of the 1980 OAU Summit Expenditure

14/07/2026

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]

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