Early January has reignited a familiar yet unsettling national debate: Sierra Leone is once again drafting a new constitution. On the surface, constitutional reform sounds progressive, even overdue. But...
Sierra Leone has a chance to make history. The United Nations has called for a woman to lead as Secretary-General after Antonio Guterres, and our nation can answer that call by putting forward one of its...
The United Nations has formally launched the process to select its next Secretary-General, who will succeed António Guterres when his second term ends in December 2026. The new Secretary-General will...
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...
Recent reports of soldiers killing fellow soldiers in Sierra Leone have raised deep concerns across the nation. While the military is expected to be a symbol of discipline, unity, and national security,...
A Beginning Shaped by Quiet Foundations Some stories do not begin in the spotlight. Mine began far from New York and far from any expectation of prominence, in a modest home in Kissy Road in the Eastern...
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...
I was in the middle of doing an article on APC flagbearers when these constitutional amendments arrived like some ugly badly dressed ‘orkoh’. So, I shelved that piece for a few days. These constitutional...
More than twenty years after the end of Sierra Leone’s civil war, the physical violence may have ceased, but its human consequences remain deeply embedded in the lives of survivors. The conflict that...
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,...
