By Mohamed Turah Massaquoi
In recent years, there has been an increasing alarm of Armed Robbery in the southern regional headquarter town of Bo and its surrounding districts. Despite the fact that much has been invested in the security sector by the government and its international partners in ensuring the prevalence of peace following the end of the civil war, the result shows very little to be desired.
By Kemo Cham
Sierra Leone has joined the growing list of countries whose governments are pushing to abandon the practice of chaining people with mental health disorders; but campaigners say the move, which is part of an ongoing reform of the country's mental health sector, is just a tiny step in a long journey.
They are particularly concerned about government funding, which they say is crucial to fix the effect of decades of neglect of mental health issues in the country.
By Kemo Cham
The imposing view of a mountain at the distant horizon is almost impossible to miss on entering Koidu, the administrative town of Sierra Leone’s Kono District.
This artificial mountain is the result of over a decade of excavation and blasting of kimberlite rocks, and has become the symbol of the dark side of what’s supposed to be a blessing for this mineral resource-endowed land – diamonds.
By Kemo Cham
In the last 15 years, up to 2017, the Global Fund has invested US $10.5 billion in the fight against Malaria. Much of that money went to Africa and Asia - the two World Health Organisation (WHO) regions with the highest prevalence rates.
In spite of this huge investment, Malaria remains a major public health concern in many of the affected countries, including Sierra Leone where campaigners are calling for an intensification of the fight against the pandemic.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
