Free speech is an embedded element of any democratic society, it acts as the safe keeper of personal liberty, preserving the privilege of the exchange of diverse opinions, and serving as the watchdog that...
At wharfs across the Freetown peninsula in Sierra Leone, local fishers say in recent years it’s become harder to get a good catch. They blame foreign trawlers for overexploiting the country’s...
Sierra Leone's Leone is ranked among the weakest currencies in the world, according to recent reports by TrulyFinancial.com. The Leone is ranked 5th weakest ahead of Uzbekistan Som, Guinea Franc, Paraguay...
In June next year, the 2023 general elections in Sierra Leone will commence and the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) have a great role in ensuring the peace and stability of the country is maintained during that...
Sierra Leone is ranked among the top 10 unhappiest countries in Africa, according to the World Happiness report for 2022. The 10th edition of the World Happiness Report, a publication of the United...
I don’t know why the “Paopagandists” and “Drunkardnomists” of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) have been feeling ill at ease whenever the Africanist Press publishes issues that...
It’s been nearly three decades since Ishmael Beah was recruited as a child soldier during Sierra Leone’s long and brutal civil war, and 15 years since his book about it became an international bestseller....
On the 26th March 2022, Dominion Christian University (DCU) located in Waterloo, Sierra Leone was seen in a video conferring fake honorary PhDs to Sierra Leoneans under mango trees. On 16th March, The...
Over the past month, Muslims in Sierra Leone have been fasting during daylight hours and attending an extra prayer at night. The closing of this year’s Ramadan, the holy month of compulsory fasting for...
In Sierra Leone, artisanal mining provides critical livelihoods for women and young men in a place where viable income-generating options are few. According to reports, artisanal miners in the Sierra Leone...
