From A Nation Of Promise To Narco-State
By Ady Macauley On April 27, 1961, Sierra Leone stepped proudly into independence, rich in minerals, fertile lands, and boundless human promise, her people dreaming of a nation built into…
SLPP Disrespects Kono People Again
By Alpha Amadu Jalloh The Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) government appears increasingly disconnected from the daily realities confronting ordinary Sierra Leoneans. At a time when citizens across the country…
We Are Only Surviving The Un-survivable
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) No doubt, Sierra Leone now appears to be a nation of sheep with the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) figuratively taking majority of ordinary…
The SLPP’s Succession Headache
By Alpha Amadu Jalloh As Sierra Leone slowly approaches the 2027 Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) convention and the much anticipated 2028 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, quiet tensions inside the…
Baluwa Koroma 𝐔𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐍𝐏 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐭
In another significant development within Sierra Leone’s petroleum industry, the Director General of the National Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA), Brima Baluwa Koroma, has officially unveiled another modernized retail fuel outlet…
UNICEF Honours Outgoing Country Rep
By Lemuella Tarawalllie UNICEF Sierra Leone has officially launched its flagship publication, “Progress and Promise: Advancing Results for Every Child in Sierra Leone”. The launching was done in collaboration with…
Revisiting The GTT Report 2018
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) On Wednesday 4 July 2018, a team of seemingly narrow-minded people with an uncalled for hatred for everything reddish presented a Report to President Julius…
Permanent Secretaries And The Price Of Stagnation
By Alpha Amadu Jalloh In every system, there are positions that are meant to protect continuity, preserve institutional memory, and ensure that governance does not collapse with political change. In…
The Seven Deadly Sins And Sierra Leone’s Politics
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) Those who are familiar with Theology and Literature might have come across the idea of the Seven Deadly Sins. They are Pride, Greed, Lust, Envy,…
We Have A Republic If We Can Keep It
By Alpha Amadu Jalloh A republic is not a gift that rests comfortably in the hands of a people. It is a fragile covenant, a living agreement between power and…