Hey! A peace of election, please?
Sierra Leone is bracing up for elections. Or should we say we are well into the election season? The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) has published its calendar of activities, while the two major political parties have been very active in recent weeks. In fact, it appears we are set for a rematch between […]
What is wrong with political parties in Salone?
In one of our Saturday Editorials last year, we examined the role of political parties in a democracy, highlighting how weak parties in Sierra Leone are part of the country’s political problem. With recent events in the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) and the National Grand Coalition (NGC) in mind, we are inviting ourselves […]
Freetown the Free Town
The capital, Freetown has turned into a sprawling slum. From east to west, it has lost shape, looking less and less like a nation’s capital. What used to be a small, beautiful city on the coast has become an extremely busy and overpopulated place with no order. Freetown needs to be freed from its freeness […]
Period poverty and the ‘padded philanthro-politics’ of the first couple
The stadium incident in Bo this week, involving girls who went to collect free menstrual pads handed to them by President and Ms. Bio, was very unfortunate. It is our hope that the children get well, and very soon. We do not want to dwell on the incident at a time when the girls and […]