Ahmed Kamara – Newstime Africa

Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commissioner Not Fit For Purpose

February 25, 2023 no comments

When Julius Maada Bio, the kleptocratic president of Sierra Leone, assumed office in 2018, he decided to appoint Francis Ben Kelfala as Anti-Corruption Commissioner (ACC). Many in the country held th...

Pandemonium in Sierra Leone as the President orders the beating of Opp...

February 23, 2023 no comments

Security forces in Sierra Leone were given orders by the President to attack the newly elected Secretary General of the Opposition APC party, Mr Lansana Dumbuya, who along with his entourage were lef...

Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi, the UN Resident Rep. in Sierra Leone suggests th...

January 8, 2023 no comments

In a move far from the traditional approach to diplomacy, the United Nations Representative in Sierra Leone, Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi, has said in a statement that the government of Sierra Leone lacks th...

UK work visa for elite graduates is exclusive and based on flawed assu...

June 24, 2022 no comments

The UK’s high potential individual visa demonstrates short-sightedness about the experience, insights and skills that graduates from the global South could bring to the UK. Shutterstock Orla Quinlan,...

How Kenya’s degree requirement for top political posts turned into a f...

June 24, 2022 no comments

Simon Maina/AFP/GettyImages Maina wa Mutonya, National School of Anthropology and History The rush for academic credentials is nothing new ahead of a Kenyan election. Candidates are challenged about ...

How the UK’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is 21st-century imp...

April 26, 2022 no comments

Parvati Nair, Queen Mary University of London In announcing his plan to partner with Rwanda to manage migration, Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed, on April 14 2022, that the UK is “a beacon of op...

Introducing William Samoei Ruto – The next president of Kenya

February 15, 2022 no comments

Who Exactly is William Ruto? William Samoei Arap Ruto is a Kenyan politician who serves as Kenya’s Deputy President. He has served as a deputy president since 2013. William Ruto’s Early L...

A decade later, no end in sight for Libya’s political transition

January 27, 2022 no comments

A man waves a Libyan flag as a fighter jet flies by Zueitina oil terminal in 2016. Abdullah Doma/AFP via Getty Images Jacob Mundy, Colgate University Two days before Libyans were to go to the ballots...

Somaliland’s quest for recognition: UK debate offers hint of a sea cha...

January 27, 2022 no comments

Somaliland’s newfound strategic importance has been both a gift and a curse. GettyImages Matthew Gordon, SOAS, University of London While the rest of the Horn of Africa region is making waves on the ...

Olu Jacobs: Nollywood’s elder statesman has always acted for his count...

January 27, 2022 no comments

Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva at the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards. Ameyaw Debrah/Wikimedia Commons Françoise Ugochukwu, The Open University Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, the Nigerian film producer ...

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