Feature

By Tanu Jalloh

Communications & Media Scholar |Associate Lecturer, University of Sierra Leone

M.A. Mass Communications (Political Economy) | B.A. (Hons) Media and Journalism (Governance)

February 2026.

By Foday M. Daboh
Public Policy Analyst | Political Economist
M.A. Public Policy | B.A. Political Science & International Relations

By Foday M. Daboh

There are policy mistakes you can reverse with a memo. And then there are mistakes that, once made, become a country’s reputation.

By Foday M. Daboh

The recent statement by the so-called “CSOs Consortium on Public Accountability” calling for the immediate dismissal of Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, is a deeply flawed intervention that confuses economic hardship with economic mismanagement, and populist frustration with policy failure.

By Abdul Tejan-Cole

For Africa, 2025 was a year of stark contrasts. Economic resilience shone through global headwinds, with growth holding steady at around 3.8 - 4.1%, driven by infrastructure investments, market reforms and recoveries in powerhouse economies like Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

There is a construction boom going on in Sierra Leone, with hundreds of construction sites springing up in the capital and other cities across the country. This boom comes with high demand for raw materials like granite.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

65-year-old Pa Alimamy has been a charcoal burner for more than two decades. It’s a trade, he said, that keeps him alive.  “My entire family relies on it as a source of livelihood.”