As the 2028 general elections draw closer, the question of succession within the Sierra Leone People’s Party is steadily moving from quiet corridor conversations to open political debate. This is...
Two hundred years ago, Fourah Bay College (FBC) was founded in Freetown as an early institution of higher learning, when opportunities for Africans were deliberately scarce. What began as a fragile seedling...
Death is inevitable, but many deaths in Sierra Leone today are preventable. People die from avoidable diseases, reckless violence, and increasingly from road accidents that continue to claim innocent lives...
There is a man sitting in a cell at the Freetown male correctional facility tonight who has not been indicted. He has been there for months. Possibly longer. The record does not say why. The Campaign...
On 7 May 2026, the Head of Immigration at Freetown International Airport, Lungi, issued a circular to eight international airlines — ASKY, Ethiopian, Royal Air Maroc, Turkish, Brussels, Air Peace, Air...
In Tonkolili District, the sound of trucks from Leone Rock Metal Group and other mining companies can be heard from dawn to dusk. Iron ore is shipped daily from Bumbuna, Ferengbeya, and Simiria. The dust...
When the government slipped the National Security and Intelligence Act 2026 through the cracks, they told us it was to safeguard Sierra Leone’s internal and external security. The Act created a "War...
At State House, a courtesy call became a powerful symbol. As President Bio met with the APC leadership following their return to governance, the photos told their own story. Handshakes carried warmth,...
Sierra Leone stands today at a delicate and defining moment in its modern history. Recent international reports most notably the May 4th, 2026 interception by Spanish authorities of between 35,000 and...
There comes a point in every nation’s story when denial becomes more dangerous than truth. Sierra Leone may be approaching that point. For years, drug trafficking was treated as a distant issue something...
