Commander Hassan J. Conteh of the Naval Wing representing Sierra Leone in the Mano River Union (MRU) has told officials that the cross-border and trans-boundary institution enjoys the benefits of proximity between the four nations. He said the MRU sub-region is rich in natural resources; human and mineral resources in the sub-region that constitutes about 25%[…]

Training for accountants and vote comptrollers through the Accountant General’s Department with support from the European Union was aimed at improving the preparation of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) compliant financial reporting for all spending entities. The vote controllers and accountants from across spending entities were taken through the preparation of the IPSAS financial[…]

The recent published study that was reported by the African Media Initiative (AMI) which suggests that African Media offer ‘very little’ cross-border reporting which according to the report ‘limit’ in-depth knowledge of the continent. The report highlighted that most information about Africa comes from sources outside the continent and ultimately determines what has been called[…]

I would like to reply to Kelfala Kallon’s response to my paper ‘Why We Need Change: The Case for a Developmental, Inclusive and Democratic Party’. He titled his reponse ‘Yes, We Need Change, But not the Fishy Type’. In my paper, I discussed the contributions of Tejan Kabbah’s SLPP government in the field of stabilisation,[…]

My Brothers and Sisters and Fellow Sierra Leoneans and Friends of Sierra Leone, West Africa Too often, the urge to resort to tribalism, nepotism, political party loyalty and family relationships have largely trumped patriotism in our great and beloved country, the Republic of Sierra Leone in West Africa. That being said, in my opinion, our[…]

Ismail Rashid, Professor of History, Vassar College, New York Let me extend my appreciation to the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) and Teach for Sierra Leone (TFSL) for organizing this lecture in honor and recognition of Olu Gordon, who passed in 2011. Olu, as numerous tributes reiterated six years ago, was a formidable journalist,[…]

Whatever is better than spending an afternoon at a University campus? I did that the other day at the commencement (graduation) exercises of Towson University in Baltimore where over a thousand students got their degrees in various fields. It was a well-organized ceremony with shuttle buses taking guests to the event. A couple of Sierra[…]

The National Dialogue Series continued on Thursday, 11th May 2017 with the topic: ‘Wetin mek we de pay tax? (Why do we pay tax?)’ live on Africa Young Voices Television and simulcast on the Independent Radio Network across Sierra Leone. This is the fourth in the series and the second on the same topic. The[…]

We commend the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) for the sustainability of the Social Safety Net (SSN) Project in our communities”. This statement was made by beneficiaries of the SSN project, during outreach engagements in Toli and Mafindor chiefdoms conducted by ACC Sub-Regional Office, Kono. Chairlady of the Toli[…]

It was much ado about something really the other day as many celebrated Easter in the glare of piercing heat that dribbled beads of sweat on the faces of the revellers. It was multiple years ago, many remembered, that the period of Easter had seen such sunshine; an old timer recollected adding “if we see[…]