Tag: OP-ED
“Sierra Leone’s Return To AFCON Lifts Weight Off Dented National Pride ” – Vickie Remoe
No matter what happens after Sierra Leone’s opening match against Algeria in the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon, that first game was the biggest national moment for Sierra Leoneans in ...What I’ve learned about Sierra Leone‘s Startup Democracy since 2018: The end of the elections ...
Long before the 2018 March Elections I believed we needed a change of government. Sierra Leone had strayed from the path to progress. Beyond a desire for my homeland to be a ...Sierra Leone was founded on division, not national cohesion
Every great company has an unforgettable founder and a passionate and consistent founder story. But its not just in business that a founder story matters, countries need them too. Every country needs ...It is time to make Sierra Leone famous for the right reasons
Last week I launched a GoFundMe to raise funds to bring local content stories to national TV and online. We are halfway to our goal in the first week, thanks to generous ...Sierra Leone: Poverty has no tribe and other things politicians don’t want you to know
Two months to last year’s election, I worked for a TV station in Sierra Leone. In my first week I traveled with a crew to the North (Port Loko, Magburuka) and East ...[Opinion] – “Playplay pan cuss” needs to stop with youth in Sierra Leone
I am sharing it here because I have been a victim of it and I want this culture among the young generation in Sierra Leone to stop. An abusive word or whatever ...If the President wants more time…
A friend came to visit and as good friends do if you’re from the middle to upper echelons of Salone society we began to ‘poligist’ ~ a new term I’ve created that ...Sierra Leone: Ebola thieves allowed to go free by parliament and Anti Corruption
As Sierra Leone marks one year since the first known ebola case, one thing we can say for sure is that many government functionaries used this last year to fatten their pockets. ...OP ED: Supreme Authority of Sierra Leone rests only in the Constitution
In 2012 I bought a plane ticket and flew to Sierra Leone to stand in line early one November morning to vote for Ernest Bai Koroma and the All People’s Congress. I ...OP ED: Sierra Leone’s President should apologize for ebola
Just over one year ago, it felt like the world would end in 2015 and everyone would die by vomiting and bleeding through their eyes once they were infected by the Ebola ...