Her Excellency Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, the First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone and President of the Organization of the African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD), has become one of Africa’s...
We find ourselves in a country where profound socioeconomic challenges loom over us, dictating our daily existence. For far too long, we have grappled with erratic energy supplies that flicker in and...
On October 14, 2025, a day after the International Day of the Girl Child, Sierra Leone's Solicitor General, Robert Kowa, announced that President Julius Maada Bio had assented to the Child Rights Act 2024,...
For over twenty-five years, I have known Amadu Lambrana Bah — a man I describe as fearless, bold, and uncompromisingly truthful. One of his rare gifts is the ability to look anyone in the eye, no matter...
Drug abuse has taken thousands of lives all over Sierra Leone. The emergence of kush, tramadol and other drugs have ruined families and futures. Yet, behind this visible crisis is a more devastating and...
Over the past weeks, a disturbing pattern has gripped Freetown. From the bustling east to the affluent west, dead bodies lie scattered, victims of the deadly kush epidemic. They are not statistics. They...
On 6 October 2025, the High Court of Sierra Leone issued an order in the case of Mohamed Alhaji Momoh-Jah Stevens v. Edwina Hawa Jamiru (Misc. App. 233/25; 2025 S. No. 17), directing that a DNA test be...
Sierra Leone is at breaking point. Every single day, our youth who are the hope of tomorrow are dying, not from war, not from Ebola, but from a dangerous leaf called Kush. And those in power are far...
Political scientists and foreign policy analysts believe that authoritarian states actively use diplomatic engagement to normalize their rule and expand their influence abroad. Dictators and human rights...
Each time a vehicle careens around a corner without regard, or a rider without a helmet speeds off in the dark, a young life is gamble. The stakes? The very backbone of Sierra Leone’s future — our...
