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Month: March 2012

Editorial

Mobile phones are getting smarter in rural Africa

March 31, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

31 March 2012 The rise in the use of mobile telephony in African countries, such as Sierra Leone, has had a far greater impact on society than any other technological breakthroughs – ever to grace the shores of the continent. Mobile phones are the must have gadgets – among the [Read More]

Editorial

President Koroma’s cash for vote strategy could lead to a one party state in Sierra Leone

March 28, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Abdul R Thomas 28 March 2012 John Ernest Leigh the former presidential aspirant of Sierra Leone’s main opposition party – the SLPP, has officially registered his membership of the ruling APC party – a party he is on record to have lambasted throughout his political career, as corrupt and inept. [Read More]

Politics

Sierra Leone’s persistent poverty breeds malcontent and could undo all the successes of the last years

March 27, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 March 2012: The name Michael Schulenburg does not resonate well amongst senior ministers and APC party rank and file, who have not only declared the UN diplomat – persona non grata in Sierra Leone, but regard him as public enemy number one. Like his predecessor – [Read More]

Editorial

Our barn of political hypocrisy

March 25, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon 25 March 2012 An old African saying states that; ‘when a child trips, he looks ahead of him to see who is watching; but when an elder falls, he looks behind to see what caused his downfall.’ What has crystalised in recent months in Sierra Leone is [Read More]

Editorial

A hero’s final journey home

March 24, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Dr. Ngozi Achebe 24 March 2012      ​ By the time the funeral cortege of General Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu arrived in Eastern Nigeria – the home of the former secessionist enclave known as Biafra, he had already done the rounds of Nigeria. Ironically, Ojukwu was actually born in Zungeru, [Read More]

Editorial

Government must clarify weapons shipment and explain intended use – UN demands

March 23, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

23 March 2012 The head of the United Nations Peace Building Mission to Sierra Leone – Mr. Michael Schulenburg, who was withdrawn from the country by his bosses in New York, because he was ‘deemed unfit for office’ and hence declared ‘persona non grata’ by president Koroma’s government, has spoken [Read More]

News in Perspective

UN raises question about President Koroma’s arms purchase

March 22, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

22 March 2012 When the United Nations lifted its decade long sanctions placed on the importation of arms and ammunition into Sierra Leone last year, many peace-loving Sierra Leoneans in the country and abroad, were horrified at the prospect of a proliferation of military grade arms and weapons, in a [Read More]

Editorial

Rwanda is defeating the scourge of poverty

March 22, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

22 March 2012 Rwanda, like so many countries in Africa – such as Sierra Leone and Liberia are invariably making the fight against poverty a national priority. In Sierra Leone the obscene levels of poverty seen five years ago, remain entrenched. Over 65% of the population in Sierra Leone live in [Read More]

Economy & Business

Development incentives – the good side of Sierra Leone

March 21, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

John Baimba Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 March 2012: The rebranding effort of the government needs the support of every Sierra Leonean. In our little ways we can contribute to the development of the country. I am a strong believer in the fact, that despite the challenges we are still faced [Read More]

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