From Constitutional Transition to Constitutional Refoundation: Rethinking Sierra Leone’s 1991 Constitution and Its Democratic Future
By Ibrahim Sanda Barrie The Gadfly - Challenging ideas, questioning power, and promoting democratic dialogue Introduction: Sierra Leone’s Constitutional Moment Every generation encounters moments when it must decide whether existing institutions remain capable of serving the aspirations of its people. For Sierra Leone, the ongoing constitutional debate represents such a moment. The question facing the country is not simply whether...
Managing Editor Wins SMEAfrica Media Excellence Award In Kenya
Sierra Leonean journalist and media personality Bai-Bai Sesay was on last week Friday honoured at the Scholar Africa Media Awards during the 2nd Annual Scholar Media Africa Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. The award was presented by Prof. Dr P.L.O. Lumumba, who served as the Special Guest Speaker of both the conference and the awards ceremony. “I am deeply humbled and...
Who Owns Sierra Leone’s Constitution?
…The People Must Not Be Spectators in Their Own Democracy By: The Gadfly—Challenging ideas, questioning power, and promoting democratic dialogue Every country reaches moments when it must ask itself difficult questions about its future. For Sierra Leone, the ongoing constitutional debate is one of those moments. The question before us is not simply whether some sections of the 1991 Constitution...
SLTU & CTF Train 150 Eastern Region Primary School Teachers
By: Josephine Nyeweah, Kenema The Sierra Leone Teacher's Union (SLTU), in collaboration with the Canadian Teacher's Federation (CTF), has schooled 150 primary school teachers from Kenema, Kono and Kailahun districts in the Eastern Region. The training happened at the Sierra Leone Teachers Union regional office, Wahman Abu Road, in Kenema, with the aim of empowering the classroom teachers to deliver...
