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Has Democracy Lost Its Utility?

31/08/2024 Abdulai Mansaray

“A government by the people, of the people and for the people” has always been the most celebrated and simplest definition of DEMOCRACY.  Conventional wisdom has it that the term [Read more]

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The United States of America: A Democracy of Ironies

06/08/2024 Abdulai Mansaray

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the [Read more]

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When The Ignorant Are In The Majority, Democracy Slides Towards Autocracy.

27/03/2024 Abdulai Mansaray

The ancient Greeks are credited with inventing democracy, “Demos kratos” which literally translates to “people power” as a form of government. Some therefore describe democracy as a government of the [Read more]

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Democracy: The Extraordinary Possibilities in Ordinary People.

11/11/2022 Abdulai Mansaray

America conducted its Midterm elections on Tuesday, which traditionally takes place two years after a Presidential election. In effect, midterm elections are America’s referendum on their sitting presidents, halfway through [Read more]

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America Rings in The Death Knell of Democracy.

07/11/2022 Abdulai Mansaray

America has always been known as one of the high priests of democracy. History shows that America’s aim to promote democracy across the world had seen it encourage governmental and [Read more]

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This is Not Who We Are: No, this is Exactly Who You Are , Or Have Become.

15/01/2021 Abdulai Mansaray

As President Trump wallows in the dishonourable distinction and honour of becoming the first American President to be impeached not once but twice, the closing speech of Adam Schiff the [Read more]

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When Politics is Too Important, to Take Seriously

19/10/2020 Abdulai Mansaray

The great American country has always prided itself as the High Priest of democracy and even prescribed it as its major export commodity to the world. We all know how [Read more]

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Trump, the Emperor Has No Clothes.

27/04/2020 CEN

The Emperor Donald J. Trump has reportedly cancelled his daily White House briefings, complaining that its “not worth the time and effort”. And who can blame him? These briefings have [Read more]

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When “Enough is Enough”…..Not Enough?

06/08/2019 Abdulai Mansaray

We are resilient We are strong We are El Paso We stand together These are the words from the local community living in El Paso-Texas, and these will soon become [Read more]

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Jamal Khashoggi’s Iphone Recorded His ‘Killing’ At The Saudi Embassy In Turkey

19/10/2018 CEN

President Donald Trump warns the US would inflict “severe punishment” if Saudi Arabia was behind journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance. Missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi recorded audio on his Apple watch of [Read more]

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How Isata Jalloh, An Immigrant From Sierra Leone, Lost Her Job At Dulles Airport

05/08/2018 Source: Washington Post

Isata was fired from her job for supposedly asking for a tip. She denies doing so and was not allowed to defend herself and no investigation was done. Besides the [Read more]

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Trump Announces Special Delegation to President Bio’s Inauguration in Sierra Leone

08/05/2018 CEN

Two seismic shifts have taken place in the last two months in the West African state of Sierra Leone. Firstly, the man once described as a pariah presidential candidate because [Read more]

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Trump Vows to Shutdown Diversity Visa Programme After a Devastating Terror Attack in New York

01/11/2017 CEN

President Donald Trump during a White House Cabinet meeting Wednesday, said he wants to terminate the Diversity Visa Lottery, a program that distributes around 50,000 visas to countries where there [Read more]

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Presidential Spokesman Abdulai Bayraytay Confirms Suspension of US B1, B2 Visas for Sierra Leone Government Officials

15/09/2017 Dennis Kabatto

Presidential Spokesman, Abdulai Bayraytay confirmed on Wednesday that the United States has placed restrictions on business and tourism visas for Sierra Leone immigration and foreign affairs ministry officials. The Trump [Read more]

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Participate in the Second Annual Kono Conference in Washington DC

01/08/2017 CEN

KONO CONFERENCE: PAVING THE WAY FOR BETTER PROSPECTS UNDERSTANDING THE PAST, MARKING THE CHALLENGES AND SHAPING OUR FUTURE Announcing The Second Annual Kono Conference in Washington DC, 7am to 6pm, [Read more]

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

29/11/2025

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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