May 25th; probably a day Sierra Leoneans should reflect on the past and take lessons forward. On this day in 1963, Sierra Leone was one of the founding nations of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union […]
May 25th; probably a day Sierra Leoneans should reflect on the past and take lessons forward. On this day in 1963, Sierra Leone was one of the founding nations of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union […]
A quarter of a century ago today, junior officers of the Sierra Leone Army deserted their posts during the war against the Revolutionary United Front and marched into the capital city with some of their soldiers. Ostensibly, the purpose was […]
“Blessing and peace be ever thine own…”; “So may we serve thee ever alone…”; “All that we have be ever thine own…” Touching promises from the national anthem of a country whose history persistently fails to reflect the abundance of […]
I reviewed 2015 using sporting analogies without thinking I would so soon afterward go down the same route or use the same method. I have never followed football with anything like the passion of my brothers and many of my […]
My love of sport never goes beyond enjoying the entertainment of contests and confirmation of who was best on the day. So, it is interesting that I find proceedings at the Athletics World Championships of 2015 and other sports related […]
Traditions, as good and amusing and fascinating as they can be, also carry the risk of providing resistance, sometimes illogical, in the face of much needed change. I actually love the way traditions define one group of people from the […]
After all the denial, politicking, slurs about victims, ‘ostricism’, ‘crying wolf’ suggestions, criticism of other governments, conspiracy theories, suffering, misery, and deaths that could have been prevented, we finally have acceptance of sorts; there is a problem in Sierra Leone […]
The wisdom of our people suggests – “if a mad man steals your clothes and you chase him while naked, bystanders are left unsure of who the mad person is”. For this reason and that alone, I refuse to get […]
May 31st 2014 will see a courageous bid to reshape a facet of Sierra Leone’s psyche. The ‘Stop Rape Now’ walk in Freetown is a protest event that deserves the support of all Sierra Leoneans who oppose the abuse of […]
April 27th… to Sierra Leoneans and Togolese – Independence Day; for South Africans -Freedom Day. Twenty years ago today, the queuing started as South Africans in the first elections with universal adult suffrage came out to influence their destiny. Out […]