By Dada Morero, Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, Nasiphi Moya, Executive Mayor of Tshwane and Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, Mayor of Freetown and C40 Cities Co-chair This weekend, the Urban20 (U20) made history by bringing global city leaders together on African soil…
Part Six – Special Report on the Environment – “If The River Could Vote, It Would Not Vote For These People Again.” By Jarrah Kawusu-Konte Sumbaria, Koinadugu District — The river was once sacred. Children swam in it, elders bathed…
By Tamba Kaimondo Kpaika Former Vice President Alhaji Chief Sam Sumana must abandon the narrative that he is a victim of discrimination by the current leadership of the All People’s Congress (APC). The reality is clear: his ineligibility to contest…
By Idriss Balogun Tejan When Ernest Bai Koroma first vowed to “hand power to the youths,” it was not a mere campaign rhetoric. It was a governing creed. The former president understood that Sierra Leone’s future would not be secured…
By Jarrah Kawusu-Konte ”Lack of Doctor, No Proper Diagnosis, No Dignity: The Systemic Rot in Sierra Leone’s Health Infrastructure” Gbonkomaria, Kambia District — As dawn breaks, 54-year-old Alhaji Bockarie prepares to board a motorbike for the long journey to Kambia…
Part One By Jeneba Sesay August 9th, 2025 Abuja, Nigeria
By Pa Baimba Sesay Sierra Leone is faced with a silent epidemic that is destroying lives and threatening the very foundation of our future: our young people. This epidemic is the Kush crisis, a cheap drug destroying our youth with…
By Elkass Sannoh On his widely followed Facebook page, Sierra Leone’s youngest Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Alpha Sesay Esq., announced on Tuesday, 2nd September 2025, that the new Criminal Procedure Act (CPA), 2024 will come into effect on…
By Mohamed Gibril Sesay Let me start with a simple observation: politics in Sierra Leone is rarely black and white. The Electoral Justice (EJ) issue is no exception. It sits in the middle of a web of grievances, personal calculations,…
WRITTEN BY OBANG’S MUMMY’S LAST SON IN MY MENTOR’S (PROF. DR. IBRAHIM BANGURA) VOICE In today’s political landscape, campaigns often seem to be dominated by negativity, insults, and conflicts. Many candidates resort to personal attacks and divisive rhetoric in an…