Sierra Leone’s political landscape since 2007 has been shaped by two opposing models of presidential power. Ernest Bai Koroma constructed a system of highly centralized, personalized control, a style...
The start of a new year often brings renewed goals, fresh routines, and a desire to feel more energised after months of work pressure, screen time, and daily stress. As people reset their priorities in...
Officials of the Government of Sierra Leone on Sunday joined members of the War Wounded and Amputees Association at the Peace Museum in Freetown to commemorate the country’s first-ever National Remembrance...
As we mark the inaugural National Remembrance Week, culminating in the first-ever National Remembrance Day on January 18, 2026, a simple white ribbon has become a powerful emblem of the nation's unresolved...
Boom! The echo of the first gunshot fired in Bomaru Town, Eastern Sierra Leone, on 23 March 1991 shattered not only the peace of a quiet community but the soul of an entire nation. In that instant, Sierra...
For much of Sierra Leone’s post-colonial historiography, a familiar assertion recurs with striking confidence: that the most significant—if not the only—benefit conferred by British colonialism was...
The National Coordinator of the Civil Rights Coalition, Alphonso Manley, has publicly asserted that First Lady Fatima Bio has been more active and impactful than President Julius Maada Bio during his second...
Sierra Leone has never had a First Lady like Fatima Maada Bio. Traditionally, the spouse of the president has occupied a role defined by social ceremonies, advocacy for charitable causes, and being a supportive,...
In anticipation of his upcoming April album release, I refreshed my Apple Music playlist with tracks exclusively from the Red Flag Movement (RFM) boss. Last week, on Master Jaye’s ‘Shake Ed Dae Extra...
In searching for a successor for the 2007 Presidential election, President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah drew up a succession plan immediately after his overwhelming reelection in 2002. He started identifying...
