Governance in Sierra Leone – A Perspective
By: Saidu Musa Sesay From 1961 when the British Union Jack was replaced by the Green, White and Blue and until the death of the country’s first Prime Minister, Sir Milton Augustus Strieby Margai, in 1964, Sierra Leone tasted economic and social development as an “independent nation” and governance was good. That experience, though…...
Can Sierra Leone Pay More Attention to Agriculture? A Call for National Focus on Food Security
By Jensen Brian Abass Cummings In the landscape of national development, various sectors often compete for attention and resources. While Sierra Leone, like many other nations, has made strides in sectors such as education and human development, there is a growing call to prioritize agriculture as a cornerstone of economic stability and food security…....
Sierra Leone needs stadia to host big events, not artificial turfs
By Dadson A Musa The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) is celebrating the installation of artificial turf at fields in the country. While we acknowledge that the project has some positive effects on the game of football internally, the focus should be on developing stadia to promote Sierra Leonean football internationally. With stadia, we can…...
From radical inclusion to radical reforms?
By Dadson A. Musa “Africa needs strong institutions, not strong men”, were the words of former president of the United States of America, Barrack Hussein Obama. Then, he had just paid his first visit to Africa and it was in the city of Accra, Ghana that he admonished Africans. Himself, a black man of…...
Court slams judgement on protracted drivers’ union saga
By Dadson A. Musa In a matter that has dragged on for so long, the high court, presided over by Justice Mohamed Bawoh has reached a verdict. The contentious issue has been the overstaying of Alpha Amadu Bah as President of the Motor Drivers and General Transport Workers Union. “He had run two terms…...
War on Kush: Drug dealer on the run in Bo
By Sulaiman Jalloh As the fight against drugs mainly Kush intensifies in Sierra Leone, an alleged female drug dealer identified as Catherine Bamba of Gerihun Road, in Bo Town, southern Sierra Leone, is reported to have abandoned her residence after receiving information relating to a police search at her house. In a phone interview…...
Repealing CPA Act will decongest the prisons – Ag. CJ
By Sulaiman Jalloh Justice Nicolas Browne-Marke, the Ag. Chief Justice of the Judiciary of Sierra Leone, has said that repealing the Criminal Procedures Act (CPA) 1965 will decongest the prisons across the country, saying the repealed bill of the said law now in Parliament has alternative sentence mechanisms and other progressive systems. He made…...