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Bangura’s Response to SLBC Fire Highlights Leadership Style, Analyst Says

April 9, 2026
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A recent intervention by All Peoples Congress (APC) presidential flagbearer, Dr. Ibrahim Bangura, following a fire incident at the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) has triggered broader discussions around leadership style, crisis responsiveness, and the expectations of public figures in moments of national concern. The incident, which affected the office of SLBC’s Deputy Director General, Mohamed Asmieu Bah, resulted…

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Sierra Leone: Lobbying for Legitimacy, At What Cost?

April 1, 2026
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By Sheriff Mahmud Ismail Recent signals from Donald Trump’s evolving Africa policy are reverberating in Sierra Leone, where President Julius Maada Bio appears to be aligning closely with Washington amid growing domestic and international scrutiny. At a recent meeting in Miami, Trump publicly acknowledged Bio, a moment that officials in Freetown interpret as a diplomatic breakthrough. For Bio’s administration,…

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DAVID FRANCIS’S “GOVERNING A POOR COUNTRY” – MEA CULPA OR EX CULPA?

March 25, 2026
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By Andrew Keili | Ponder My Thoughts A book authored by the first Chief Minister in Sierra Leone’s post-colonial era on the complexities of governance should be essential reading for political observers and governance experts. Professor David Francis, in his book Governing a Poor Country: Perspectives from a Former Chief Minister of Sierra Leone, does not disappoint in sharing…

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OPINION: Beyond Borders — The Unfinished Story of Sierra Leone’s Greatness

March 17, 2026
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By Oumar Farouk Sesay A nation is more than its borders. It is also its bloodstream—an inheritance of intelligence, rhythm, daring, and the stubborn capacity to begin again. Sierra Leone has never lacked this inheritance. From early scholars like Davidson Nicol, who rose through discipline and hunger, to a new generation excelling across film, medicine, law, academia, technology, sport,…

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Honourable Hindolo Moiwo Gevao Urged to Present Evidence on APC Lobbying Allegation

March 4, 2026
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The recent claim by Hindolo Moiwo Gevao, a Member of Parliament representing Kailahun District, that the All People’s Congress is lobbying the international community to secure the appointment of Marcella Samba Sesay, head of National Election Watch, as Chief Electoral Commissioner of the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone, has generated significant public debate. Speaking during an interview on 98.1…

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