KUSH: The New Reality of the Hazards of Youth Drugging in Sierra Leone
(By Solomon Mahoi, [Pseudonym, "Abck Obba"]) March 25, 2024 Youth drugging is nothing new to the world. In fact, in Sierra Leone, youth...
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KNOWING AFRICA'S INFLUENTIAL QUEENS: Queen Nafertiti
(By Solomon Mahoi, [Pseudonym, "Abck Obba"]) MARCH 1, 2024 Africa's rich royal history remained to be told as it is one whose accounts of...
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THE HUMOURIST: Robert Mugabe
(By Solomon Mahoi, [Pseudonym, "Abck Obba"]) 16th February, 2024 Generally the name Robert Mugabe (1924-2019) has a range of effects when...
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SONNY OKONSUNS: An African Legacy That Must Remain Remembered
(By Solomon Mahoi, [Pseudonym, "Abck Obba"]) 12 February, 2024 Once upon a time in the history of Afrobeat, there lived a vivacious...
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Aug 30, 20224 min read
Emma’s benni cake and the battle to contain obstetric Fistula in Sierra Leone
By Osman Benk Sankoh 50-year-old Emma, a petty trader, comes to the Aberdeen Women’s Center (AWC) not far from the cosy beaches of Lumley...
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Aug 28, 20223 min read
Experience Tacugama : A must-visit Chimpanzee Sanctuary
By Augustine Sankoh Bala Amarasekaran never thought he would end up establishing a chimpanzee sanctuary when he left Sri Lanka some 25...
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Aug 11, 20224 min read
Redefining the Scale of Justice in the Fight against Sexual Violence in Sierra Leone
By Francess Issa In September 2019, the Parliament of Sierra Leone passed The Sexual Offences Amendment Act 2019, demonstrating its...
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Oct 2, 20214 min read
Breast Cancer- A National Issue
By Thinking Pink Breast Cancer Foundation October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and celebrated Globally: The theme this year is GIVE...
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Sep 16, 20213 min read
GENETIC and NEWBORN SCREENING is Critical (A PATIENT'S VOICE)
By Kadie Deen Statistics show that 400,000 babies are born annually worldwide with sickle cell anaemia disease. According to research,...
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Jun 16, 20213 min read
Nothing Unites Sierra Leone More Than Football
By Lamin Costo Daramy Football has the power to unite Sierra Leoneans, regardless of age, gender, tribal, political, regional or...
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Jun 14, 20216 min read
You should be excited by the New National Youth Policy in Sierra Leone
By Chernor Bah At a historic event in Freetown this week, His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio will launch the new revised National...
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May 6, 20212 min read
Masters of War
By Abass Sesay A piece dedicated to all who feel Despair and are Afraid. Born at night, laid a little boy in the arms of his mother who...
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Apr 15, 20213 min read
Keh-Ma-Ina, home of the Kambui Hills Forest Reserve
By Margaedah Michaella Samai In 2019, I had the distinct honour and privilege of representing my paternal home, Kenema District in the...
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Mar 27, 20216 min read
Let’s discuss…
“In our modern day society—Science is clearly the most important subject that is taught to young people.” By Marie Kemokai Hello ladies...
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Mar 24, 20214 min read
Remembering March 23rd, Bomaru, and the civil war
By Osman Benk Sankoh I do not quite remember where I was. What I vividly recall is that I was just a boy at the time. On March 23, some...
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Mar 17, 20213 min read
Kao Dennero Appointed As Special Envoy For Entertainment And Investment: Commendable or Condemnable?
By Lamin Costo Daramy His Excellency Julius Maada Bio has made history as the first President in the Republic of Sierra Leone to appoint...
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Mar 6, 20214 min read
Getting ahead of the curve
By Audrey E. Korte 30-year old widow and mother of four, Mary B Fofanah living in Makeni, northern Sierra Leone, didn't believe in...
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Mar 5, 20213 min read
DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE SUBTLY EATING THE FABRICS OF SOCIETY
By Juliet Efalola Thomas The abuse of drugs and alcohol by youths is a pervasive social problem in Sierra Leone. Addiction itself is a...
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Mar 3, 20213 min read
Disregarded and Overlooked - Sexual Violence Against Men and Boys
By Cornelia Olabisi Thompson Sexual violence is a severe violation of human right. Existing evidence demonstrates that women and girls...
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Feb 17, 20214 min read
The Boundless Possibilities of Woman Power
By Lucy Emmanette Alieu Women's rights have been distorted for too long; they have been treated like the outcasts in society. Vulnerable,...
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