Category: Opinion

By Alpha Amadu Jalloh There is a quiet sentence that has begun to echo across many modern homes, whispered in bedrooms, typed into phones, and repeated in conversations with friends.…

By Alpha Amadu Jalloh Sierra Leone’s constitutional history reflects its ongoing struggle to balance power, legitimacy, and citizen participation. From the 1978 Constitution under Siaka Stevens, which consolidated authority and…

By Alpha Amadu Jalloh The International Monetary Fund is not known for jokes. If the IMF ever cracks a smile, presidents panic. So when the IMF clears its throat and…

By Alpha Amadu Jalloh President Julius Maada Bio began the New Year not by confronting reality, but by attempting to overwrite it. His New Year’s speech was not an address…

By Alpha Amadu Jalloh Sierra Leone is a nation blessed with natural wealth, resilient people and a long history of international goodwill. Yet, more than six decades after independence, the…

By Alpha Amadu Jalloh The political season within the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) is heating up long before the race for the flagbearer officially opens. But nothing has caused…

By Alpha Amadu Jalloh The atmosphere around Sierra Leone’s relations with the United States of America has shifted sharply. Many of our people are now facing visa delays, inexplicable rejections,…

By Alpha Amadu Jalloh Earlier it was Moses Mambu and now the emboldened Wusu Dadida Jalloh. Yes, the Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC) fined both the All People’s Congress (APC)…

By Alpha Amadu Jalloh Since President Julius Maada Bio assumed office in April 2018, his administration’s foreign travel has reached dizzying heights. It has become common to hear about yet…

By Alpha Amadu Jalloh There comes a time when silence becomes a crime, when the complacency of those sworn to protect us turns into betrayal, and when the state itself…