Matters of Interest – Newstime Africa

Corrupt Chinese Company Kingho exposed in Sierra Leone

March 1, 2023 no comments

Chinese company KINGHO now known as Leone Rock Metals Group’s mafia tactics to engage in corrupt activities in the West African state of Sierra Leone has been finally exposed. The company has b...

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...

Elon Musk takes Twitter private – here’s what that means for the compa...

November 2, 2022 no comments

Elon Musk has said he intends to complete his purchase of Twitter after earlier trying to wriggle out of the deal. Patrick Pleul/Pool via AP Erik Gordon, University of Michigan Elon Musk has finally ...

Zulu monarchy: how royal women have asserted their agency and power th...

October 14, 2022 no comments

EPA-EFE/Phill Magakoe/AFP Pool Jill E. Kelly, Southern Methodist University and Liz Timbs, University of North Carolina Wilmington The passing away of South Africa’s Zulu king Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu ...

The Artistic World of Andrea Mckenzie – Representing everything ...

May 5, 2022 no comments

Not too often do you get attracted to the art and the artist at the same time. It’s difficult to see art in its full artistic flavor when the artist is a beautiful woman who carries herself wit...

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...

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 ...

Archbishop Desmond Tutu: father of South Africa’s ‘rainbow nation’...

January 8, 2022 no comments

Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Epa/Ian Langsdon P. Pratap Kumar, University of KwaZulu-Natal Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu has died at the age of 90. Archbishop Tutu earned the respect and love of...

A fully furnished house is up for rent or lease in Freetown, Sierra Le...

August 18, 2021 no comments

We are introducing a beautifully and aesthetically designed house on the outskirts of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. The fantastically constructed house boasts an array of design features and...

We used performing arts to map out gender violence in Sierra Leone. Wh...

July 24, 2021 no comments

Aisha Fofana Ibrahim, University of Sierra Leone; Helen Shutt, University of Glasgow, and Laura S. Martin, University of Sheffield It’s been more than two years since Sierra Leone declared a state of...