Feature

By Ezekiel Nabieu

Corruption is a word that we bandy about much without pondering on its real meaning. Among other things it means bribery and dishonesty and these are the indicators of our national malaise. Aside from being tagged as the most peaceful country in the sub-region one would hope that Sierra Leone would also become the least corrupt country in the sub-region. That would be a great day worthy of national celebration if it is not a forlorn hope.

By Kemo Cham

The media has a crucial role to play in ensuring that the African Union realizes its mega development plan contained in Agenda 2063, outgoing AU Commission chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, said over the week end.

The Case Against Dr. Ibrahim Abdullah (Associate Professor) Department of History and African Studies, Fourah Bay College (USL) Presented to The Court of the University of Sierra Leone on Wednesday 13^th July, 2016

1.0              Background

A woman works on a farm in rural Freetown

By Mastapha Sesay

There are indications that Sierra Leone will experience sharp increase in food insecurity as the rains intensify in the next few months.

By Kemo Cham

This award by the Thompson Reuters Foundation has a lot to do with Sierra Leone yet very little, if anything, is known about it here.

First launched in 2002, it was established in honor of American freelance journalist Kurt Schork, who was killed that year while on assignment for Reuters in Sierra Leone.

By Kemo Cham

This week Rwanda is hosting the African Union heads of state summit. Among the items on the agenda at the 27 AU Summit is the much talked about dream of full integration. A key event is the launch of the AU’s e-passport [electronic passport]. This initiative falls under the AU’s Agenda 2063, which specifically aims at facilitating free movement of persons, goods and services within the continent, with the overall goal of fostering intra-Africa trade, integration and socio-economic development.