Students Stage Exam Boycott Over Dismal Conditions at Polytechnic
Anger is mounting at Freetown Polytechnic’s Jui Campus, where students have launched a full-scale boycott of their ongoing exams to protest appalling campus conditions...
Sowei Stands Trial — As Sierra Leone Confronts Rampant Child FGM and Government Inaction
A traditional sowei, Marie Tholley, appeared in Moyamba Magistrate Court this week, answering charges that she subjected a 13-year-old girl to female genital mutilation...
“The Cry of My People” and the Cryosphere
"Throughout history, there have been only a handful of moments so transformative that they redefined what it means to be human…(They) were profound inflection...
Forest Destruction Threatens Freetown’s Water Supply, EU–WFP Warn
Sierra Leone risks an environmental and human disaster as deforestation ravages the Western Area Peninsula National Park, the main water catchment for the...
Freetown’s Lifeline Under Siege: EU and WFP Warn of ‘Irreversible’ Forest Loss in Protected Park
The Western Area Peninsula National Park (WAPNP), a vital source of water and natural protection for Sierra Leone’s capital, is vanishing at an alarming...
$30,000 Alleged “Vote-Bribe” Casts Shadow Over Auditor-General Ouster
A stunning claim from inside Sierra Leone’s Parliament has brought fresh scrutiny to the ousting of Auditor General Lara Taylor-Pearce, reigniting controversy over the...
