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Month: August 2023

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SLPP officials cannot afford to damage our relations with our international development partners

August 22, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Lately, I’ve noticed that the language of our government officials when addressing development partners isn’t diplomatic. The descriptions push on them are demeaning and have the tendency to strain our […]

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Arata’s death sends a chilling message to Paopa thugs : If you live by the gun, you will die by the gun

August 22, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨 *Arata’s Death Sends a Chilling Message to PAOPA Thugs* *21/08/2023* I want to start this off by condemning the mobbing of Arata to death. That said, the purpose of […]

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Should the whole of Africa support the coups in the Sahel?

August 22, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Abdulai Mansaray As controversial as the question in the title might sound, Africa and especially its generations need to wrap their heads round this question. In the face of […]

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Is ECOWAS poised to attack Niger or they are just threatening ? THE LATEST

August 22, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

*IS* *ECOWAS* *POISED* *TO* **ATTACK** *NIGER* ? *OR* * *THEY* *JUST* *THREATENING* ? *THE* *LATEST* *IS* *COUP* *LEADERS* *HAVE* *ANNOUNCED* *A* *THREE* *YEAR* *TRANSITIONAL* *TIME-LINE* BY Umaru Kande Independent political […]

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Why Bola Tinubu wants to take West Africa to war in Niger

August 22, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

We received some intelligence last week but refused to share it because it was too heavy. Now that Bola Tinubu has declared war on Niger through ECOWAS, we think it’s […]

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Shameful trend in Sierra Leone : No credible instititions left in country

August 22, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

*The sturboness of few people has been dragging the entire nation to serious set backs.* Following the trend of things currently happening in Sierra Leone before, during and after the […]

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Maada Bio and SLPP : Bastardizing democracy in Sierra Leone

August 22, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

BASTARDISING DEMOCRACY!! President Julius Maada Bio knows very well that an aggressive tax policy is counterproductive to national growth. Taxation by itself does not develop a country. it never raises […]

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Striking the balance : Democracy, Coup d’etat and the African quest for stability

August 22, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

*Striking the Balance: Democracy, Coup d’Etat, and the African Quest for Stability* By: Abubakarr Benson Executive Director, Centre for Youth Participation in Democracy (CYPaD) Date: 20 August, 2023 In the […]

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A look at history in Sierra Leone: How Political mistakes have been costly to the SLPP and the APC

August 22, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Mahmoud Jalloh This was how it happened, according to history: In 1967, Sierra Leone went to the polls to elect a new Prime Minister. The two major candidates were […]

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As citizens dissatisfied with elections result, Maada Bio ‘s false mandate could lead to uncertainty and instability in Sierra Leone

August 22, 2023 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Karim Bah Democracy goes far beyond elections. But elections are fundamental in the democratization of a country. Unlike the US, we the citizens of Salone do not recognize Maada […]

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  • British Guardian newspaper story : How Europe’s most wanted cocaine trafficker turned Sierra Leone into the world’s first true narco state
  • *WHAT POWER OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT ITSELF*
  • Former Chief Justice Charles Francis Margai criticizes the handling of the JFK matter
  • JFK is free : Chief Justice accepts his apology and warns lawyers
  • When the headline outrages more than the allegations
  • All Eyes on the Supreme Court as Constitutional Amendment Case Resumes
  • *The Politics of Revenge: Must Sierra Leone Continue to Play Tit-for-Tat?*
  • Courtroom confrontation between Chief Justice and JFK : My personal reflection
  • *Dear Sierra Leonean-Trained Legal Practitioners: This Is Your Moment*
  • THE BAR, THE BENCH AND THE TEST OF JUSTICE
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Educating Girls Makes Everyone Better

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The United States was proud to celebrate the International Day of the Girl on October 11 with Sierra Leoneans and with our partners across the globe, and we are organizing […]

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Congratulations to Nanette Thomas

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By Sanfa Sesay-Texas Chief Ms. Nanette Thomas, will be soon sworn-in in our House of Parliament as Minister of Public Affairs and Community Service, a position that will replace her […]

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Building Governance through Party Strength-the Foh factor!

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In African politics, or politics in general, the relevance of Political Parties to  the growth of a nation’s democratic credentials is as crucial  as the need for survival of the […]

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Sierra Leone’s new leader President Bio promises no wholesale cleansing of former government officials

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  Bio Pledges Unity President Bio in an interview with The Associated Press has pledged not do a wholesale cleansing of employees of the former government officials to make way […]

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ECOWAS to deploy military force in Sierra Leone to stabilize situation

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By Kemo Cham Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday ordered the deployment of a regional security mission to help stabilize the situation in Sierra […]

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