If SLPP Bleeds; APC Must Stab That Wound
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) At first, it was spewed out casually. Then it became a pattern. The pattern became a sort of template for acceptance into the ruling Sierra…
Sierra Leoneโs ECOWAS Summit Ambitions Under Scrutiny
By Alpha Amadu Jalloh In 2026, Sierra Leone is expected to host the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Summit, a gathering that will bring together leaders from across West…
Sierra Leone: Lobbying For Legitimacy At What Cost?
By Sheriff Mahmud Ismail Recent signals from Donald Trumpโs evolving Africa policy are reverberating in Sierra Leone, where President Julius Maada Bio appears to be aligning closely with Washington amid…
Trump Called Bioโs Name, So What?
By Alpha Amadu Jalloh Across social media in Sierra Leone and among Sierra Leoneans scattered across the world, a strange excitement has taken hold. A wave of celebration has erupted…
Sierra Leone: From Province Of Freedom To Repatriation State
By Ahmed Khanou At first glance, the reported US$1.5 million arrangement between Sierra Leone and the United States of America to facilitate the relocation of so-called โThird-Party Nationalsโ (TPNs) appears…
Dr Ibrahim Bangura Preaches Party Unity In Pujehun
As part of his ongoing tour of the southeast the leading aspirant for the All Peopleโs Congress (APC) flagbearership, Dr Ibrahim Bangura has congratulated winners of recent ward elections in…
Power, Protection, And The Leijdeckers Question
By Alpha Amadu Jalloh The unfolding situation surrounding President Julius Maada Bio and the Government of Sierra Leone in relation to the alleged presence of Jos Leijdeckers within the country…
SLPPโs Austerity Without Mercy
By Alpha Amadu Jalloh The Sierra Leonean economy stands today in a condition that cannot be hidden behind speeches, statistics, or diplomatic language. Markets tell the truth. Transport fares tell…
Is โHands Off Our Girlsโ A Disappointment?
By Alpha Amadu Jalloh Every year the world pauses to mark International Womenโs Day, a day meant to celebrate the courage, resilience, and progress of women. It is a moment…
APC Should Rally Around Zainab Sheriff
It is Chinua Achebe who notes in one of his celebrated novels, โNo Longer At Easeโ, that โโฆ a kinsman in trouble has to be saved, not blamed: anger against…