Excerpt from a study of Sierra Leone's fragility being launched today by the Fragility Commission. "The “social contract” has never been established in Sierra Leone at the national level. Rebellions …
Have we crossed this way before?
Prosperity vs Conflict New post on The Sierra Leone Telegraph by Abdul Rashid Thomas SLPP condemns violence at the APC political rally Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 January …
Bench warrant for opposition ADP party leader Mohamed Kamaraimba
by Abdul Rashid Thomas Pastor Mohamed Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 January 2018 Magistrate Samai sitting at Segbwema Magistrate Court Kailahun District, has today, 18th January, ordered the …
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2016 Human Development Report
The 2016 HDR is out and the news for Salone is depressing and worrying. Much can be said about the Report but I will draw attention to the latest set of statistics revolving around poverty and …
15 years on
It is already 15 years since the guns fell silent officially in Salone. For some, it would seem that the past conflict is history and only the bad memories of its horrors reappear from time to time. …
On Poverty and Corruption
I was asked to add my few Leones worth of ideas to the above. I usually avoid getting into the debate for several reasons. First, some reportedly corrupt societies in recent history have displayed …