I have always wished for an opportunity to go to China even though I am not a fan of the skies, considering the distance from Sierra Leone where you have to spend about three days in the skies from one aircraft to another. However, my opportunity came true when I received a call from the[...]

Kurubonla town, or call it what you like, is the chiefdom headquarter of Neya Chiefdom located in the south/east of Koinadugu District. It is one of the Sierra Leone’s largest chiefdoms giving its amalgamation in about 1952 by the British colonialists. It is an amalgamation of four original chiefdoms, Kulor, Saradu, Neya and Neidu, and[...]

On 21st-22nd May in Freetown, we will witness the most important public event ever held about water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in Sierra Leone. Entitled “WASH, For All: Addressing the Current and Growing Challenge”, the Minister of Water, Hon. Momodu Maligi, took time on the eve of this national conference the first of its kind[...]

In this era of the 21st Century, the world has taken a new direction, GLOBALIZATION! spanning the economic, political, scientific, cultural, educational and other social edifies in the spheres of the globe; to say the least, an Economic globalization calling on all countries in bilateral or multilateral relations, to have stronger economic ties in terms[...]

Why it is that Africa has so many issues to worry about? Even now, when the so called international community thinks the African economy is growing, its people still live far below the one dollar a day. The one-dollar-a-day stuff itself is the creation of the same West. I know areas in my country Sierra[...]

The average human being always want peace and quiet around him or her. However, this same human being is never really deliberate and intentional in striving hard to have peace. It is like wanting to go to heaven but not dying first. I always say that life is full of controversies and paradoxes. Even the[...]

At times, when I hear people comparing current times to say the 70s and the 80s, I really think that is quite unfair since we are here talking about two diametrically mutually exclusive periods in our country’s life. During the one-party days of Late Pa Shaki, complete autocratic power lay squarely in his hands alone.[...]

Whenever and wherever people gather of their own free will, be it a religious, social, political even at times societal, convention demands that there be a programme. Most times a speaker and a specific theme/topic provide the driving force for the gathering. At religious gatherings the preacher, imam, rabbi or pastor fills the role and[...]

When it comes to good governance and democracy, human rights and living the good life, we have several perspectives depending on the orientation of those in the particular context. Sometimes, one gets so confused as to what to think. It has been gradually acknowledged that when it comes to Africa, it is most times difficult[...]

Every Sierra Leonean is subject to the application of the law, and by logical extension, the Judiciary of Sierra Leone. The principle of the Rule of Law is vital to the peace, prosperity and consolidation of the country’s democratic credentials. The realization of an effective Rule of Law operation can mostly be achieved through an[...]