By Habib M Sesay, PhD
Abstract
The Right to Life, Dignity and the Place of the Death Penalty in Sierra Leone
By Michael Imran Kanu
Introduction
The cry of stone miners in Sierra Leone
By Hassan Ibrahim Conteh
The scarcity of stones at Metchem has forced some stone miners to painfully trek to risky locations in search of boulders to break.
Metchem Quarry is located around the Seventh Battalion Barracks in Goderich in the west end of Freetown. It was formally run by a stone mining company called Metchem. After the company’s collapse people started coming there to mine stones for their survival.
Sierra Leone women's long dream of equal representation in governance
By Mabinty Kamara
Women in governance in the modern era are underrepresented in most countries worldwide as compared to their male counterparts.
In Africa, out of 54 countries only Liberia has a female president. This shows that equal representation of the sexes in governance is still an evolving concept in Africa and some parts of the world.
Sierra Leone Issues & Questions (1Q)
By Ezekiel Nabieu
This is the second edition of a paradigm shift under the same column that is expected to shed more light on current issues by questions that would otherwise be unanswered and consigned to history. It may not be pleasant to affected institutions or individuals and it need not be. In any case keep reading!
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Sierra Leone: Ignorance fuels stigma for Epilepsy sufferers
By Kemo Cham
In Sierra Leone ignorance about epilepsy is fuelling stigma and discrimination against sufferers of the medical condition caused by brain disorder, according to campaigners and doctors.
Epilepsy is widely associated with witchcraft and many sufferers endure extortion and torture in the hands of traditional healers who take advantage of a severe knowledge gap that drive even conventional health facilities to turn away patients.
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder which often manifests itself in the form of seizures.
Sierra Leone: No development without a good education
By Jesmed Suma
It is my opinion that since the issue of education has profound political implications our policy solutions to this dilemma and its related challenges will certainly depend on the type of development our political leaders seek to promote.
The development of a roadmap therefore would be defined by the main goals of the government in terms of economic growth and improvement of the standard of living of the poor majority.
