Feature

By Kemo Cham

After a lengthy waiting, the media rights group the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has been granted a consultative status at the United Nations.

The move announced last week followed a tedious process that ended up in voting by the United Nations Economic Social Council (ECOSOC).

With this status CPJ, which is headquartered in New York, will be allowed to access UN bodies and processes, such as the Human Rights Council in Geneva, where accredited NGOs can deliver a counter-narrative to states.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Last week, when the ZANU PF War Veterans Association announced that they are cutting ties with long term friend, President Robert Mugabe, it sent a serious message. The message is that President Mugabe is slowly loosing grip on power in Zimbabwe.

ZANU PF is the ruling party of Zimbabwe. The party was instrumental in the liberation struggle in the country until it finally came in to power after securing independence for the country.

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

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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.