Senegal’s President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), succeeding Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio at the conclusion of the regional bloc’s summit. Faye’s emergence comes at a critical time for the 15-member regional bloc as it…
When Mariyam Lorba Konneh walks onto the Miss World stage in Vietnam this August, she will do so carrying more than Sierra Leone’s flag. She will represent years of community service, resilience in the face of disappointment, and a belief that purpose extends far beyond a pageant crown. The 22-year-old has officially been confirmed as Sierra Leone’s representative for…
In one of the most significant political and legal developments in Sierra Leone’s recent democratic history, the Government of Sierra Leone has formally discontinued all criminal proceedings against former President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, bringing to an end a case that has dominated the country’s political landscape since the aftermath of the failed November 26, 2023 security crisis. The…
Opposition party, All People’s Congress flagbearer aspirant Dr. Ibrahim Bangura has made an emotional appeal for reconciliation, urging Sierra Leoneans to reject hatred and embrace unity as the foundation for national development. Speaking in a video interview that has rapidly gained traction across social media, Bangura shared painful memories of growing up during Sierra Leone’s civil war, reflected on…
In a continent where peace agreements are often celebrated with handshakes before collapsing into gunfire, one Sierra Leonean scholar is beginning to force an uncomfortable conversation many leaders would rather avoid. Ibrahim Bangura, a lecturer in the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sierra Leone and one of the emerging presidential aspirants of the opposition…
Before the research, before the global academic framing, and before his name began to circulate in policy and political circles, Ibrahim Bangura had already carved a reputation that straddles scholarship, governance, and frontline political ambition. A senior lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, Bangura’s intellectual work has long focused on fragile…
