Recent emergency of military coups in Africa: A call for action
By: Alusine Fullah The motive of this article is about examining the recent military coups in Africa. But, before heading to that route, the writer starts by giving you a historical background about coups in Africa. So, relax and have a taste of it. It is lucid that the primary function of the military is…...
Visit Me When the War Is Over: A Mother’s Request in the Time of Corona Virus
Just spoke to my mummy on the phone who is caught up in Gbonge village, Bonthe District, a bauxite producing town and a largely farming community and I am caught up in Freetown, Western Area of the Republic of Sierra Leone. With the inter district lockdown, we are not seeing each other any time soon. […]
Will Raising our boys right make gender equality more feasible?
Too many of our boys are invisible and forgotten. Each boy is important and in this race of life, nobody should be left behind. It is within this context that the first observance of “International Day of the Boy Child”, henceforth known as “International Boys’ Day” will be observed on 16 May 2020.” In Sierra Leone today we see young men grouped […]
UNICEF signs MoU with the Sierra Leone Football Association
UNICEF signs MoU with the Sierra Leone Football Association and local football players on COVID-19 sensitisation and awareness Freetown, 7 May 2020 – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a joint communication and advocacy campaign, which will see local football […]
Coronavirus and the fear of beneficiaries to seek routine health services in health facilities
Baromi Conteh (not her real name), a 29 year old resident of Moyeba Community in the east of Freetown is in her first trimester of pregnancy (first 3 months of pregnancy) andwas due forFREE treated mosquitonet upon her first visit to the nearest government health facility in her community,which is the Moyeba Community Health Center […]
