Feature

By Sitta Turay

The other day it was at the residence of a foreign Justice sitting on the bench at the Commission of Inquiry (COI) that buglers entered and stole a laptop. A day later a senior citizen of Sierra Leone working as an adviser to the President residing in the same estate just a few meters away had his house broken into and a laptop was carted away. Last week a magistrate’s office that is situated very close to the central maximum prisons was ransacked and documents and other valuables carted away.

By Abdul Tejan-Cole

On August 14, the Rupert Murdoch-owned US-based business newspaper, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article titled “Huawei Technicians helped African Governments Spy.” WSJ said its investigations found that Huawei employees had helped the governments in Uganda and Zambia use cell data and intercepted encrypted communications to track social media activity and physical movements of their political opponents.

By Mohamed Berray

It’s a no-brainer that the prevalence of corruption in Sierra Leone has had far-reaching implications on ordinary citizens. It has compromised citizens’ access to public services and limited the country’s capacity to contain emerging threats.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

When news struck social media on Sunday evening that Musa Noah Kamara, aka Musa Tombo is heading back home, there was a combination of reactions; it ranged from shock and laughter to rage and anger. The explanations surrounding this latest episode of drama in Sierra Leone football is at the very least baffling.

Theories have ranged from Black Magic, ownership squabbles to Tombo himself blaming the cold weather in Sweden. The true reason might never be known, even when he has returned home.

By Abdul Tejan-Cole

In the past few weeks the Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has churned out startling revelations that sent the entire nation into a state of shock. Although many of what was revealed had been rumoured for years, it was still chilling to hear the confessions.

By Hajaratu Kalokoh

When President Julius Maada Bio launched his New Direction Manifesto in 2017, his flagship program was the Free Quality Education (FQE). The program is premised on the “decaying” standard of education in Sierra Leone. The promise of fixing that “decay” was what rallied hundreds of thousands of Sierra Leoneans to back him and subsequently vote him as President.

By Umaru Sitta Turay

The challenge drivers and pedestrians face in Sierra Leone is enormous, for to drive or walk in the country’s big towns and cities is a headache. From petty traders to commercial motorbike (Okada) and tricycle (Kekeh) riders, the roads are almost always chockablock.