AFRICA BEFORE COLONIALISM – DID AFRICA HAVE A NAME? The Continent With No One Name, But Many Kingdoms* Look at this map again. Songhay, Ghana, Mellestine, Carthage, Numidia, Egypt, Nubia, […]
EUROPEAN PRESSURE, BOLLE JOS AND SIERRA LEONE’S REPUTATION Pressure is building in Europe over Sierra Leone’s handling of the case involving convicted Dutch drug trafficker Jos “Bolle Jos” Leijdekkers. A […]
*Sierra Leone and the Unfinished Work of Nationhood* By Oumar Farouk Sesay Since the beginning of time, human beings have told stories not merely to remember who they were, but […]
*TO LEAD IS TO FORFEIT THE RIGHT TO MAKE EXCUSES* By Oumar Farouk Sesay “To lead is to forfeit the right to make excuses”A Quote attributed to young George Washington. […]
Home News: 17th September 2026 “`Bolle Jos Resolution Adopted: €352 Million in EU Aid at Stake for Sierra Leone“` *The European Parliament passed resolution* *B10-0390/2026 on 17th September 2026 —601 […]
Move On: Sierra Leone’s Politics of Survival By Melvyn Thomas The Wailing Souls’ “Move On” sounds deceptively simple. Its message is built around a familiar reggae philosophy: life is hard, […]
🌍 THE NEW SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA Why Are the World’s Most Powerful Nations Competing for Africa’s Resources? There was a time when European powers came to Africa with flags, soldiers […]
DRACULA: DEM DEY SUCK WE BLOOD Sierra Leone’s Political Vampires, Empty Promises and a People Left Bleeding By Melvyn Thomas Lucky Dube’s “Dracula” is not really about a vampire hiding […]
*IS PRESIDENT BIO TRYING TO WASH HIS HANDS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BILL?* *By Frequency Modulations 44.4* *Revealing Truth 4 Political Progress* President Julius Maada Bio has referred the petition […]
*Fighting for the Flag on Shifting Constitutional Terrain* By Oumar Farouk Sesay Sierra Leone is again approaching a consequential political moment. Yet while constitutional questions with potentially far-reaching implications arise […]
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