Feature

By Abdul Tejan-Cole

For Africa, 2025 was a year of stark contrasts. Economic resilience shone through global headwinds, with growth holding steady at around 3.8 - 4.1%, driven by infrastructure investments, market reforms and recoveries in powerhouse economies like Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

There is a construction boom going on in Sierra Leone, with hundreds of construction sites springing up in the capital and other cities across the country. This boom comes with high demand for raw materials like granite.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

65-year-old Pa Alimamy has been a charcoal burner for more than two decades. It’s a trade, he said, that keeps him alive.  “My entire family relies on it as a source of livelihood.”

By Mabinty M. Kamara

“My head was buried in a bowl of gravel when I felt a sudden hard push, followed by a hit. That was all I could remember. I became unconscious only to be discovered later, bleeding profusely,” said Janet, (not her real name). Recounting this difficult memory, she added: “When I regained consciousness, I was taken to town by my elder sister who is late now. An unknown male molester took away my virginity.”

By Hassan Arouni

In the 1980s, West African politics was never dull. Drama was part of the daily menu. Sierra Leone had its crafty old fox, President Siaka “Pa Shaki” Stevens, a man whose wit was as sharp as his politics. Across the Mano River, Liberia had Samuel Kanyon Doe — young, fiery, quick to anger, and quicker to act.

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By Nyamacoro S Silla

When I saw the controversy surrounding the Safe Motherhood Bill 2024 I thought it was worthwhile to have a look through and see why some sections of the population appeared to be against it whilst others were for it.