Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 January 2014 From the evidence that litters the place, what has emerged is that alas, our lofty dreams at independence were taken over and re-written for the razzmatazz of cinematography, by actors who pretended to be leaders. And all we could do [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 January 2014 It is the first week of 2014 and the capacity of government to deliver its ambitious Agenda for Prosperity, has been severely damaged by another volcanic eruption within State House. Barely three days after president Koroma thought he had firmly laid down the [Read More]
Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 January 2014 As I was saying in my response to President Koroma’s puzzle about our national existence and the scars of our society, probably what best sums up our beloved country right now, is what the playwright, Ola Rotimi said in his [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 January 2014 President Koroma has delivered his 2014 New Year’s address to the people of Sierra Leone. And as is traditional, he announced his resolution for 2014, prompting questions about his achievement of last year’s resolution, as well as raising expectations. Today, he called for [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 December 2013 This year’s Christmas will be remembered by most Sierra Leoneans for all the wrong reasons – economic hardship, lack of access to clean safe drinking water, poor sanitation, and rising youth unemployment. With over 60% of the population still struggling after 50 years [Read More]
Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 December 2013 Last Friday – 20th December 2013, president Koroma asked these questions in parliament: “How come with so many of our people excelling all over the world, from medicine to languages, to computer science, to engineering, and international administration, that our [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 December 2013 A week ago – Friday, 20th December 2013, president Koroma opened the second session of the country’s parliament, marking the beginning of his second year in his final term in office. He did so with a speech that raise more questions about what [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 December 2013 I am writing concerning the situation in South Sudan. Like you, we have been following the country’s descent into civil conflict with growing dismay and concern. Crisis Group has been greatly encouraged by the calls you have been making for a decisive international [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 December 2013 Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella – a man strongly tipped for political leadership in Sierra Leone, delivered a sobering and soul searching speech on the 22nd December 2013, at the Freetown Dinner Club’s end of year celebrations, which took place in the hall of [Read More]
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