Chasing dreams, getting hooked: university, addiction and the journey back
At 22, Amara Kamara had big dreams: earning a university degree, becoming an economist and joining the workforce as a proud young man. He didn’t just dream. He worked hard and enrolled into Njala University, one of Sierra Leone’s oldest universities, a historically famous powerhouse for agricultural sciences and research, economics and teacher training. To […]
Mogbwemo Queens: from humble beginnings to national dominance
We mark #WorldFootballDay by going local with the story of women’s football giants and recently crowned champions, Mogbwemo Queens who’ve taken the national stage by storm.
Regulatory failures in mining leave Tonkolili communities paying the price
Under a hot, burning February sun, a group of farmers are hard at work, mounding in a swamp, in preparation for transplantation. In Rochen Kamandao, a village five miles from Mile 91 in the northern Tonkolili district, agriculture is an all-year-round activity, thanks to the innovativeness of some farmers who have taken advantage of a […]
Zainab Sheriff and the price of dissent
Sierra Leonean entertainer, model and political activist Zainab Sheriff has been in jail since her first court appearance on 23 February, 2026. She was denied bail again by Magistrate Braima Jah during her third appearance at the Pademba Road Magistrates Court. The matter came up again on 11 March, 2026. This means the activist and […]
Remembrance is not an event.
January 18th is Remembrance Day in Sierra Leone. Close to two and a half decades after the brutal civil war ended, the country has now set aside a day dedicated to remembering the horror and reflecting on its torrid past. While this is a welcome first step and long overdue, we must remind ourselves that […]