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Of Fourah Bay College, thieves and armed robbers

By Musa Cole

That Fourah Bay College is now the softest target for thieves and armed robbers is the understatement of the decade. I am first going to bore you with the litany of thieving that plagues the college every day. Over the years successive lax administrations, an inept and almost useless campus security outfit have allowed this once beautiful campus to deteriorate into what can pass for an abandoned citadel of learning.

The Interview: Don Bosco Fambul chief on Ebola

Sierra Leone is one of the countries hardest hit by Ebola with the number of new cases rising exponentially. Among those dealing with the social consequences of this health tragedy is the Salesian Brother Lothar Wagner who works in Freetown as director of the children's organisation, Don Bosco Fambul and directly experiences on an everyday the horrors of the disease. In this interview with Politico he shares his experiences.

Politico: Brother Lothar, what's your experience amid the current situation in Sierra Leone?

Interview: From a Sierra Leone child soldier to a humanitarian

Recently, Ishmael Alfred Charles joined Dr Kent Brantly as a witness at a joint hearing on Ebola in West Africa in Washington, DC.

I was curious about his background as a child soldier morphed into a humanitarian aid worker.Therefore without any doubt I reveled at the opportunity on behalf of EngAyde, to have a phone conversation prior to the hearing.

Is Ebola a necessary evil?

By Ezekiel Nabieu

This question is parodied from a biblical statement in Romans 3:8 that states “And why not do evil that good may come?” Referring to the context some people felt that they should do evil as a prelude to good. That false argument was based on the idea that the Lord needs sin in order to demonstrate that he is God. That is not so.

The Interview: UN says 3,000 medics needed for Sierra Leone

With international response to the Ebola outbreak gathering pace, the United Nations says the country needs far more than it has lined up. Magdy Martinez-Soliman, the Assistant Secretary General in UNDP in charge of support to UN country offices, says the country needs 3,000 medics to be able to deal with the current outbreak. He sat with Politico for this interview:

Politico: Why are you here?

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