Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma Friday October 9th disclosed that his government is committed to reducing our dependence on foreign aid by increasing internally generated revenue. He made this disclosure during the occasion of the State Opening of the Third Session of the Third Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone in the [...]

I have been observing the political development in Zimbabwe for the last couple of weeks. I am compelled to say, President Robert Mugabe is almost at the verge of swallowing the pride he once had; refusing to accept that no man is an island and that Zimbabwe cannot stand along and be able to meet [...]

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Mines and Political Affairs, Alhaji Alpha Kanu has disclosed that there is plenty of oil in Sierra Leone that would serve the needs of the people of Sierra Leone. Hon Kanu spoke on Thursday October 8th at a regular news briefing held by the Ministry of Information and Communication.
Sierra Leone is [...]

Former United Nations Chief, Kofi Annan believes there is every need for the perpetrators of the 2007 post election violence in Kenya to face justice at the International Criminal Court. The former UN Chief is in Kenya to assess progress made so far in the country’s call for democratic reforms. His visit to the [...]

What happened in Kenya a few years back could best be described as a demonstration of the selfishness of some African politicians who are always bent on exploiting a given situation in an effort to satisfy their political aims. As was in Zimbabwe where an opposition Movement For Democratic Change party won an election [...]

Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma has expressed concern over the latest political developments in Guinea. He spoke at a news conference at the country’s State House on Tuesday September 29th. Sierra Leone shares boundaries with Guinea. Guinea has been very instrumental in pre-conflict Sierra Leone, especially during Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war [...]

The Director for the National HIV/AIDS Secretariat in Sierra Leone has disclosed that the country has made tremendous progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS in recent years. Dr Brima Kargbo spoke to Newstime Africa on Thursday September 24th at his Kingharman Road office west of the country’s capital, Freetown. The fight against HIV/AIDS in Sierra [...]

For sometime now we have as a continent kept clamoring for a socio-economic and political growth. This is even more so in Sierra Leone where the effects of a brutal civil war has had its toll on our domestic infrastructure. However we have  forgotten  to take into consideration one major factor that can ensure our [...]

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs, Hon Soccoh Kabia has told Newstime Africa in his New England office that the country is making progress in terms of development. He said that the country has good plans to ensure that women and children are protected and provided for; with their need taken [...]

Political analysts in Sierra Leone are still trying to evaluate the performance of the Ernest Koroma led APC government. The analysis are being made from the perspective of his promises upon which he was elected into office and the extent he has gone to meet some of these promises. President Koroma promised to make [...]

Over the years, African states have not been able to see the concept of democracy and good governance as issues which go beyond merely voting political leaders into positions of trust. They have forgotten the sad reality that democracy and good governance encapsulate the need for political accountability, press freedom, and the existence [...]