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By Abdul Tejan-Cole

On April 11, 2019, after over 30 years in power, the Sudanese people rose up and overthrew the dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir. What subsequently replaced it was a political arrangement meant to lead the country to democracy in 3 years.

By Joseph Bankole Thompson MD, PHD

Sierra Leone recorded 0.02% and 0.14% increase in COVID-19 total infections and total recoveries respectively over the week, from September 19-26, 2021.

By Franklin Sisabu Bendu

The recently announced proposal by the Bank of Sierra Leone to re-denominate the country’s currency triggered considerable reactions from many Sierra Leoneans at home and abroad. The announcement came at a time of acute shortage of the Leones in the banking system. Speculations and commentaries about the implications of this re-denomination saturated both on traditional media and on social media.

Youth of our homeland, 

You are indeed our nation's future. 

Do not scorn the staircase of the mentee,

The Savings Account of potential;

Be proud, but without the sin of pride. 

Pride, the predecessor of the prostrate, 

Resists guidance and nurturing, 

Challenges authority, ridicules sound counsel,

Pursues and pollutes promise;

That gem embedded in every human,

Which in you, resides in abundance. 

Pride promotes and presents the pompous, 

By Idrissa Hlton Gogra in Berlin

I’ve been observing the political scene in the Federal Republic of Germany over the last few weeks as the country builds up to its parliamentary elections. There are indeed certain aspects of the politics in this country that Sierra Leone can either emulate or use as a base from which to further solidify our democracy.

By Abdul Tejan-Cole

From 31 October – 12 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, will host the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). The Conference, which brings 190 Governments, international organisations, humanitarian actors, private sector representatives and civil society together, has four main goals to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

By Joseph Bankole Thompson MD, PHD

Sierra Leone recorded 0.08% and 0.14% increase in COVID-19 total infections and total recoveries respectively over the week, from September 5-12, 2021.