Fresh concerns are emerging over the transparency and long-term implications of recent offshore oil agreements signed by the Government of Sierra Leone, as the country accelerates efforts to attract foreign...
On April 27, 1961, Sierra Leone gained independence with high expectations and a strong sense of possibility. Sixty-five years later, it is only fair to acknowledge that some progress has been made. There...
The outcome of the eight-day engagement between the APC, the Government and the Moral Guarantors has generated mixed reactions across the country. While both the Government and the APC have claimed...
The Government of Sierra Leone’s plan to revive Sierratel through a private sector partnership has been presented as a practical step toward restoring competition and expanding access to telecommunications...
The recent political boycott has been put to rest. The All People’s Congress, international moral guarantors intervened to resolve the standoff and steer the parties towards organizing itself for the...
When I first read the SLPP’s 2018 manifesto, “New Direction,” I took it seriously. I didn’t just skim through it—I believed it. Like many others, it influenced my vote, and I even convinced friends...
In recent days, a so-called "opinion poll" attributed to the Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI) has gained coverage in sections of the media especially print and social media,...
When two people utter nearly identical threats against the state, yet one walks free and the other faces four years behind bars, the instinct to cry "selective justice" is understandable. But a closer...
The sentencing of Zainab Sheriff to four years and two months of imprisonment by Magistrate Mustapha Brima Jah is a stark reminder that in Sierra Leone, the distance between the political podium and the...
The Sierra Leone Bar Association is facing growing public criticism following the circulation of a promotional flyer for an event branded “The Barrister’s All White Beach Party,” scheduled for April...
