Scrutinising the Samura-Chericoco presidential ticket
The flagbearer of the All Peoples Congress (APC), Samura Kamara has picked Chernoh Bah, leader of the opposition in Parliament as his running mate again for the... Read more.
Western diplomats versus who? Been here before
As the elections draw closer, some patterns are emerging, and they are all too familiar. There are plenty of glossy and ubiquitous billboards of the incumbent all... Read more.
Freetown International Airport: new edifice, questionable deal
Yesterday, President Julius Maada Bio commissioned the new terminal at the Freetown International Airport. The Government and the “paopariat” call it a “brand... Read more.
Hey! A peace of election, please?
Sierra Leone is bracing up for elections. Or should we say we are well into the election season? The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) has published its... Read more.
What is wrong with political parties in Salone?
In one of our Saturday Editorials last year, we examined the role of political parties in a democracy, highlighting how weak parties in Sierra Leone are part of... Read more.
Freetown the Free Town
The capital, Freetown has turned into a sprawling slum. From east to west, it has lost shape, looking less and less like a nation’s capital. What used to be a... Read more.
Period poverty and the ‘padded philanthro-politics’ of the first couple
The stadium incident in Bo this week, involving girls who went to collect free menstrual pads handed to them by President and Ms. Bio, was very unfortunate. It is... Read more.
Nyamacoro Sarata Silla talks about women and politics in Sierra Leone
https://youtu.be/6M-e3jmOrEg... Read more.
June 2023 must be about people and the economy
We may be sounding like a broken record on the state of the Sierra Leone economy. Well, who gets tired of talking about the economy, especially when things are only... Read more.
What a chimpy-passporty week!
It has been a chimpy week in the land. So, we thought we could weigh in because this chimp-passport debate has been so loud with a hint of misdirected energy. We... Read more.