Sierra Leone

The latest DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI) rebutted the notion that a major retreat from globalization is underway and highlighted the 10 countries where global connectedness increased the most from 2001 to 2021 which included Mozambique and Sierra Leone. “Mozambique and Sierra Leone exemplify the importance of peace and security for global connectedness. Both countries experienced a marked rise in connectedness following the conclusion of civil wars,” it reads.

The Christian Lawyers Centre (hereinafter referred to as LEGAL LINK) has on Wednesday, 8th March 2023, celebrated International Women’s Day by holding motivational talks with inmates at the Female Correctional Centre in Freetown and also making donations to them. Some of the donated materials include sanitary pads, toiletries, deodorants, water…

Why our votes aren’t changing our leaders! By; Massah Esther Nyally Bockarie In JSS 3, I was quite vocal about my support for the Sierra Leone People's Party and Julius Maada Bio. I was what you would call a party pekin. I loved his proposed free education. …

By: Massah Esther Nyally Bockarie The tradition of learning from elders has been around since ancient times. Royals of old had pages, ladies-in-waiting, and squires under their tutelage, while ordinary workers had apprentices. Did you know that Socrates mentored Plato, and Plato, in turn, mentored Aristotle? Such relationships were always…

Guinea and Liberia both share a border with the west African nation of Sierra Leone. It has a population of nearly 7 million and is renowned for the diversity of its culture. With its beautiful beaches, lush tropical forests, and energetic cities, Sierra Leone is a nation of contrasts. Understanding Sierra…

Some brief context: In 2016 I ran 2000km all round the world to raise funds and awareness for children in Sierra Leone and Liberia who had lost parents to the Ebola virus. …

Person leaves political party. Person starts their own political party. Person destroys their political party. Person returns to the original party they left in step 1. In the meantime sycophants and bootlickers spend an awful lot of time explaining why each step that this person undertook is/was right. Building enduring institutions is hard, takes a lot of time (20+ years) and sacrifice and it looks like Sierra Leoneans are too impatient to do so. Heaven can wait.

The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone has ruled that the 2023 Elections will be conducted using the District Block Representation System — Proportional Representation System. The number of seats a party gets in Parliament will be determined by how well it does on a District by District Level. This article…

This should be in addition to the districts where they are traditionally strong. The threshold percentage to gain a seat in a district is 100/(number_of_constituencies_in_district). Smaller parties should focus on districts with a large number of constituencies. I have chosen an arbitrary figure of more than 10. (10% threshold) This means a smaller party can get in with less than 10% of the votes.