Freetown and Floods: the huge cost of poor urban planning and Environment Stewardship
Every year, the rainy season in Sierra Leone comes with its usual ferocity and destruction of lives and property. And every year, the response from government and society remains the same. Such a business-as-usual attitude and reckless environmental stewardship must change if Freetown is to remain a viable community, with people living and working sustainably […]
Freetown International Airport: new edifice, questionable deal
Yesterday, President Julius Maada Bio commissioned the new terminal at the Freetown International Airport. The Government and the “paopariat” call it a “brand new airport”. Call it what you may, but in a slightly sophisticated society, you would not expect an animated debate over new versus expansion. But hey! This is Sierra Leone where conversations […]