Reflections on the June 24 elections: what next?
Three decades after the return of multiparty democracy, the state of affairs in the country presents a serious test—a test to fail, pass or come out with the best imperfect scenario. How the political actors and the institutions concerned handle it will determine whether the nation skids down the dangerous path of eroding democratic gains […]
Reflections on menstrual poverty: turning shame to strength
Young and naive at age 11, I started menstruating. I had no idea what to do. No one had spoken to me about menstruation as it was regarded as a shameful taboo topic. I got back from school on a hot Wednesday afternoon, tired and hungry. I was menstruating for the first time. There wasn’t […]
Boika’s Assassination: How Makeni became a ‘special’ case
The assassination of a top police officer in Makeni last week has been widely condemned by Sierra Leoneans. Even members of the diplomatic community joined in the condemnation. And we add our voice to it. The right to life is sacrosanct! And the nature of such a killing is abhorrent to us all. As […]