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I will not mourn you, young, melodious maestro, 

when we were not ready to surrender your voice

to the pathogens of death; not when your life,

a thrilling melody was still an acceptable, vibrant force,

growing like a fern in our desert of thorns!

The young die suddenly, their beards not yet grey;

but death is no more a respecter of time and age,

and the old have no tears left to mourn them,

because their hearts, my brother, are stony graves!

But I will not mourn you when your verses live!

By Mohamed Foday Conteh

Every early in the morning, 16-year-old Kadiatu used to dash to a nearby stream located on a steep hill, from her Blackhall Road Kissy home, to fetch water for her mother so she could prepare food and bathe her younger siblings.

On the 10^th of August, she did not get up early to run to the stream as the rains have been a blessing to her multiple trips with jerrycans and buckets to the brook.

By Abu Bakarr Jalloh

My experience crossing borders of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries has been broaden to include more countries in the sub-region.

From May 19, 2022 to July 6 2022, I travelled to five ECOWAS countries namely Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Guinea Conakry. I also travelled within these five countries to over 30 destinations to collect data from communities across West Africa.

By  Abdul Tejan-Cole

Tomorrow, August 9, Kenyans go to the polls to elect a new set of leaders - president and deputy president, governors, senators, MPs, woman representatives and members of county assemblies.

By Alpha Abu

Hundreds of people from Tonkolili and Port Loko districts joined locals in Moyamba district and other well-wishers last Friday to witness the landmark opening to the public the newly-built Mabang Bridge.

President Julius Maada Bio in commissioning the structure spoke about the immense value it will bring to the lives of the people especially in ensuring their agricultural produce reach readily available markets on time. He said his government was committed to improving the lives of the people.

By Amjata Bayoh

Sierra Leoneans are still struggling to forget Kei Kamara’s penalty miss against Equatorial Guinea which ended Leone Stars journey at the Africa Nations Cup in Cameroon in January 2022 – the country’s first appearance at the tourney in over 25 years. Their only hope is that joy will return in Ivory Coast in 2023. As things stand, that is a very tall order to achieve. Here is why: