2023 Elections: Voter registration hiccups and implications for the electoral process
The registration of voters for next year’s public elections has had a bumpy start. In the first week, staff contended with malfunctioning kits and other logistical problems, while many registrants were left either frustrated or confused. This delivery is clearly the product of a not-so-well-planned exercise by the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL). Sorry, […]
Salone Protests: Why the ‘terrorism’ framing is problematic and what we can learn
This has been a tough week for Sierra Leoneans, especially those who lost loved ones in the horrific violence and small business owners who were affected around the country. There has been outrage and a lot of condemnation of the protests and the ensuing violence. Focusing on the events of 10th August alone and framing […]