Alpha Kawusu

25 January 2012

Recent developments in Sierra Leone have not only raised questions about the country’s commitment to democracy, but have actually once again put at risk, that dreadful possibility of disintegrating into chaos and anarchy.

Putting it differently, Sierra Leone has once more become an imperiled state, capable of self-destruction and collapse. Political violence, corruption and tribalism are all on the rise.

In particular, political violence as evident by clashes between the ruling All Peoples Congress Party and the main opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party, has sometimes resulted in the unnecessary loss of lives and the destruction of property.

This in turn has shaken the very foundations of Sierra Leone’s fledgling democracy.

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Mohamed Kutubu Koroma

25 January 2012

Today, the civilized world unfortunately has to contend with merchants of hate and parasites of passion, motivated by the twin axis of terrorism and territorial expansionist designs, such as Guinea’s illegal occupation of what is clearly a sovereign property of Sierra Leone – Yenga.

So, how prepared is Sierra Leone’s army in the context of combat capabilities in discharging its sworn constitutional oath to defend the territorial integrity of the nation?

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Austin Thomas

24 January 2012

I want to agree with president Koroma’s supporters that we need to give him a second term in office, as according to them; “he is the best leader Sierra Leone has ever produced.” In just four years in office as president he has succeeded in transforming the lives of every Sierra Leonean!

Today, the majority of the people in Sierra Leone are rich and can now afford three square meals a day. Indeed he has turned Sierra Leone from a donor driven country to a donating nation.

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24 January 2012

Success in tackling poverty in Africa and driving forwards the wheels of wealth creation will come from innovation and mass utilization of new technology platforms, especially mobile telephony.

Already, the impact of mobile telephone technology in Africa is immense – especially as regards people to people connectivity.

But the technology is yet to bring much needed change to the way industry and businesses interface with their customers, in order to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes, improve customer experience and satisfaction,  and reduce costs for hundreds of millions of potential customers across the continent.

According to Anna McGovern of the UN Africa Renewal Progamme; “increasing collaboration between banks and telecommunications companies in Africa is making life easier for many people who now transact banking through their mobile phones.”

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Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon

22 January 2012

The central fact of our lives today in Sierra Leone is the absolute conviction that we are a society of hypocrites, who run through the hurricane and believe that we cannot get wet. It is the epitome of our selfish social and political mindset.

Since the peaceful transition of 2007 we have watched with anxious apathy, several tumultuous political skirmishes, but it is our collective guilt in allowing those wilful damage to the country’s political fabric that is now coming back to haunt us, as the kettle for national elections come to the boil and our political titanic heads for the iceberg.

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