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Leone Stars: The End of the Road

By Isaac Massaquoi Barring some miracle at which even Prospero would marvel, Leone Stars are out of the running for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. I don’t believe in miracles, so I don’t think... 

• Land that we do not have…
• Relocate Pademba Road Jail and Then What?

BlackBox

Guinea teeters on the brink

By James Tamba Lebbie Three successive visits to neighbouring Guinea in May this year left me with the conclusion that that country is indeed on a precarious edge of a political precipice. My... 

• President Koroma’s missed opportunities
• The environmental cost of Sierra Leone’s water poverty

Features

Answering to the call of June 16

By Khadi Mansaray I was a baby when the children of Soweto were publicly shot. I was blissfully unaware of world events and what they meant. Years later as a teenager, I cried my heart out as... 

• Interview: Sierra Leone’s Finance Minister on the economy
• Issues: Taking stock of the Gbamanja Commission Recommendations

Business

Land economy in Sierra Leone

By Tanu Jalloh Often when we discuss land, we tend not to appreciate its integral role in the general economic strata of a functioning society – the village settlements, towns, district headquarters,... 

• Going beyond the extractive industries
• Water: Costing the drops

Entertainment

Shadow Boxxer throws the gauntlet

By Ishmael Bayoh He may not be that well known in the music industry in Sierra Leone, but Shadow Boxxer is one of the finest lyricists this country can boast of. He is versatile and stylish in... 

• Kao Denero weds Friday
• Poem: Sierra Leone, the beauty of a nation

Politicotorial

Politicotorial: Prioritise Basic Education!

To coincide with the reopening of schools this week, we have decided to dedicate this special issue of Politico to the issue of basic education. If no one appreciates the significance of this... 

• Politicotorial: We condemn the beating-up of the Defence Minister
• Politicotorial: Old Road: A scar on Sierra Leone Govt’s conscience