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Fears Of Ebola Outbreak

Close to five years after Ebola was defeated in Sierra Leone, fears of the dreaded virus breaking out again in the country are rife....

Fighting Sexual Violence From An African Perspective

By Allieu S. Tunkara Recording over 3,000 sexual offences every year indicates that the social menace is still a recurrent phenomenon in Sierra Leone. The...

More Popularisation For Sexual Offences Law Must

By Allieu S. Tunkara A third-year student, Lamin Kamara is in a police cell in Freetown for an alleged sexual penetration, one of the most...

No Trust In Governance… COVID Vaccines Rejected

By Allieu S. Tunkara The people of Sierra Leone have again demonstrated a lack of trust in governance in the COVID-19 period. A great number...

Transport Crisis Still Continues

By Allieu S. Tunkara In a sultry Monday morning, a commuter, Fatty Bangura sweats profusely after she had been in the queue too long at...

New Direction And The Economy

By Allieu S. Tunkara Continued hikes in prices of basic commodities signal economic hardship in the country. Inflation according to the Consumer Price Index of 2019...

Policing Covid-19 Christmas… *No gatherings *No processions *No Loud Noise

By Allieu S. Tunkara Christmas period is here with 15 days more to go. The euphoria of the Christmas eve is low key as Corona...

Democratic Accountability Stalls… *No Rules For Public Emergency *No Rules For Commissions of Inquiry

By Allieu S. Tunkara Democratic accountability is an endangered concept in the state of Sierra Leone owing to the absence of rules that should guide...

WASSCE Results Out But…

By Allieu Sahid Tunkara Sarah Sesay has just collected her West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) result for this year. She recorded three credits,...

International Hypocrisy In African Politics

By Allieu S. Tunkara Guinea has been successfully ushered into a third-term democracy with Professor Alpha Conde at the helm. Borders between Guinea and other...

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