Testing the Pulse of African Democracies
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 forg...
Author Archives: John Baimba Sesay
Billions Collected by Social Security Scheme in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone’s National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), a statutory Public Trust established by an Act of Parliament charged with the responsibility of administering Sierra Leone’s Nati...
Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Koroma and the Concept of Govern...
Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma was elected into office almost two years ago, following the decision by Sierra Leoneans to democratically ‘overthrow’ the now opposition Sierra Leone Peopl...
Why Military Rule Must be Discouraged in African Politics
The involvement of the military in African politics has most often been compelled by the lack of good governance, corruption, the suppression of opposition and to an extent the lack of a free and plu...
Sierra Leone’s Information Minister says: ‘country is making progress’...
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Information and Communication, Alhaji Ibrahim Ben Kargbo has said that as a government they have been working hard to ensure that they continue to provide the enabling envi...
Police Chief in Sierra Leone Calls for Collaborative Effort in Fightin...
Sierra Leone’s Inspector-General of Police, Brima Acha Kamara has stated that the issue of national security involves the collective responsibility every citizen of the state as. According to him, th...
Sierra Leone: Ombudsman’s Office to Investigate Abuse in Governm...
The Office of the Ombudsman came into being in Sierra Leone by the Ombudsman Act, 1997, of the Parliament of Sierra Leone. It draws its powers from Section 146 of the Constitution, and it is empowere...
Sierra Leone Moves Towards an Access to Information Legislation
Sierra Leone is a small country in the West African region that witnessed a brutal civil war which lasted for over a decade. The factors responsible for that civil war are, but not limited to corrupt...
Sierra Leone Overcoming Devolution Problems
The Chief Administrator of the Freetown City Council (FCC), the capital city of Sierra Leone which is about the oldest modern city in West Africa, Bowenson Phillips, on Monday, August 24, 2009, tol...
Sierra Leone’s President Koroma Arrives in Brazil
Sierra Leone’s President, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has arrived in Brazil, the first visit by the President to that country since he was elected in 2007 and the first visited ever to be made to that count...
In Sierra Leone, Opposition Party Chairman attacks fight against corru...
Newly elected Chairman for the People’s Movement for Democratic Change party in Sierra Leone, Mohamed Bangura has lashed out at the country’s institution responsible for the fight against corruption ...
Hillary Clinton’s Visit: Any Hope for Africans?
One thing that could not be denied from around the world is the fact that the United States of America still remains the world leading country. Despite the ‘illegal’ invasion or, for most time, what ...
Political Accountability in Sierra Leone: A Component of Good Governan...
The promotion of democratic governance especially in Third World countries like those in the West African sub-region goes beyond merely electing leaders to positions of trust. It encompasses the need...
Sierra Leone’s President opens Africa Caucus in Freetown
Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma, today opened the African Caucus meeting, which comprised of over 300 delegates of African Finance Ministers and Bank Governors at the Miatta Conference Hal...
Political Alliance in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone
Politics from the view point of the traditional African politician , is a game meant to promote the self, especially when it comes to the issue of ‘the winner takes all’, a clear case in point being ...
Sierra Leone Hosts African Bank Governors Conference
500 cabinet ministers, finance experts, international partners (World Bank, IMF, etc.) from nearly all the sub-Saharan countries in Africa, and the Breton Woods institutions are to meet in Freetown ...