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,...
In searching for a successor for the 2007 Presidential election, President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah drew up a succession plan immediately after his overwhelming reelection in 2002. He started identifying...
As Sierra Leone prepares for its 2028 general elections, interest in presidential ambitions across political parties - especially the two dominant ones, the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and the...
Religious tolerance is a major principle in Islam, enshrined in Quran and Sunnah, making it an obligation on Muslims towards people of other faith. But what is religious tolerance in Islam? It means...
In the twelve months since his appointment, Honourable Chief Justice Komba Kamanda has embarked on an ambitious. deeply humanizing and forward-looking reform agenda, one that seeks both to modernize Sierra...
