The 32 Leones fuel shock: Why the pocket is the real constitution
In Freetown, we are currently debating constitutional reviews. But for the mother in Calaba Town or the shopkeeper in Lumley, the real constitution was rewritten on Saturday morning at the petrol pump. The “Rule of Life” in Sierra Leone is not set by a legal document; it is governed by a Price System. When petrol jumped from […]
ECOWAS cuts air travel taxes: will Sierra Leone see relief?
The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, has announced that it has taken “a landmark measure” that will lower the high cost of travel across the region. “From 1 January 2026, all ECOWAS Member States will remove taxes applied to air transport and reduce passenger and security charges by 25 percent,” the regional bloc says in […]
The cost of borrowing: Sierra Leone’s debt distress
A new World Bank report reveals troubling insights into the growing debt burden faced by low-income countries, including Sierra Leone. According to the 2025 International Debt Report released this week, developing countries have effectively become net payers rather than net borrowers. In what the report describes as the largest net outflow in more than 50 […]
Nice throw, no catch: local fishermen lament dwindling fish stock
Not so long ago, local fishermen heading out to sea were almost assured of a good catch as long as they knew their way around the waters that offered an abundance of all manner of fish. Of course, there were those very bad days when they would come back with nothing to show for their […]