The Nothingness In President Bio’s Parliamentary Address
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) One thing President Julius Maada Bio appears to be good at is his knack for churning out what seems to be sexed-up statistics to make…
Sierra Leone: A Nation At War With The Past
By Oumar Farouk Sesay A dangerous principle increasingly governs Sierra Leone’s politics: yesterday’s wrongs can justify today’s abuses. That principle is captured in the Krio expression “You du me, ah…
The Constitutional Questions Parliament Must Answer
By Yoni Emmanuel Sesay Constitutions are not written for ordinary days. They are written for the day when the obvious answer is no longer obvious; when the election is close,…
APC Spokesman Decries Gov’t Borrowing
By Lemuella Tarawallie The All People’s Congress (APC) Parliamentary Spokesperson, Honourable Dr Unpha Sorie Gbassay Koroma, has raised serious concerns over “persistent revenue leakages, increasing domestic borrowing and weak revenue…
The Greatest Weakness Of The Amendment Bill Is Not What It Changes
By Alpha Amadu Jalloh Having examined the principal amendments proposed throughout the Bill, a broader constitutional picture begins to emerge. Constitutional amendments should always be assessed collectively because the Constitution…
From The Bar Association Blockade To The Kneeling State (Part 2)
By Oumar Farouk Sesay In Part One of this series, disavowed-agentic corruption was introduced: the transfer of moral and legal responsibility to real, anticipated, or fictitious authority—often concealed behind the…
Parliament Finds Safety Risks, Poor Connectivity At Orange Sites
By Lemuella Tarawallie The Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation has expressed serious concerns over the quality of Orange Sierra Leone’s mobile network services following a nationwide inspection…
Sierra Leone, Gabon Commit To Stronger Cooperation
By Marian Magdalene Bangura, MIOCE Sierra Leone and Gabon have taken steps to deepen bilateral cooperation and establish a more structured partnership following high-level discussions between President Dr Julius Maada…
NPRA Ends Two-Day Cleaner Fuel And Vehicles Workshop
The National Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA) in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programs (UNEP), ECOWAS, and the Government of Sierra Leone, yesterday (4 August 2026) ended a two-day workshop…
Orders From Above And The Sierra Leone Bar Association Blockade (Part 1)
By Oumar Farouk Sesay Corruption in Sierra Leone is often discussed in terms of theft, bribery, patronage, weak enforcement, rent-seeking, and abuse of public office. These explanations remain necessary. They…