As the world prepares to celebrate Christmas – Africa should not be forgotten!
Christmas is very important in the world’s calendar. It is the month our saviour and Lord Jesus Christ was born. We have every reason to be joyful, thankful and delighted. Because of Christ, we are saved and free. The celebration of the birth of Christ is a poignant reminder of why he came to this [...]
The Politics of the Moment – The Role of the Media in Sierra Leone
The political history of Sierra Leone can never be complete without cataloguing the role the media is and has played in the politics of the moment and that of the past. Journalists have been used for good as well as for bad. But the bad far outweighs the good. As some have even lost their [...]
Battling child witchcraft accusation
The flowering of The African Century, as a material progress scheme, is also an enlightenment struggle. Most African elites have not thought about this despite their cultural obstacles wheeling around them that have asphyxiated their greater progress. And this means The African Century also embraces a critical look at the African culture that is expected [...]
The Sierra Leone Daily Mail has been revived
Serra Leone as a country is moving from decades of political and economic demise to a country full of hope, potential and opportunity. There is an increasing need for its potential to be showcased and presented to educate the outside world of just how much this paradise nation has to offer. There is a new [...]
Is money the root of all evil?
It is tempting to say that money is the root of all evil — with people seemingly scrambling about doing inhuman, if not entirely unspeakable acts that show no regard whatsoever for the well-being of others only to add a few numbers to their bank account, or add some pieces of paper to their wallets. [...]
African leaders should learn from Asamoah Gyan’s penalty miss at the FIFA 2010 World Cup
Ghanian striker Asamoah Gyan’s penalty miss in the dying seconds of extra time against Uruguay on Friday cost the African side a place in the World Cup semi-finals and broke hearts across the continent. The event of that day triggered a series of reactions such as an invitation from Nelson Mandela, father of the African [...]
Uneasy calm returns to Guinea as election results to be announced on Sunday
Thierno Balde, the chairman of Guinea’s Research Institute on Democracy and the Rule of Law, a non-governmental organization, has said that an uneasy calm has returned to the capital, Conakry ahead of Friday’s scheduled release of last Sunday’s election results. Balde said the Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) has assured Guineans that it will be ready [...]
Rape-aXe Condom to help protect Women from being Raped
South African Dr. Sonnet Ehlers was on call one night four decades ago when a devastated rape victim walked in. Her eyes were lifeless; she was like a breathing corpse. “She looked at me and said, ‘If only I had teeth down there,’” recalled Ehlers, who was a 20-year-old medical researcher at the time. “I [...]
All mobile phone numbers to be registered in Kenya – In a bid to reduce crime
In a bid to cut crime, the government in Kenya has started to register all mobile phone numbers in the country. Any numbers still unregistered at the end of July will be disconnected, the government says. Apparently, it has come to light that kidnapping gangs often use unregistered mobile numbers to text ransom demands. According [...]
Fighting in Nigeria’s Parliament – As Speaker is accused of Corruption
There was turmoil in Nigeria’s parliament on Tuesday as fighting broke out after a group of members were suspended for accusing the speaker of corruption, causing further distraction in a body meant to be dealing with a raft of pending legislation. The group, calling themselves – The Progressives – are 11 in number, and they [...]
