At the beginning of the hearings early this week by the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission in Kenya, civil activists have taken issue with the appointment of the chairman of the commission, saying he was a long-serving civil servant during the KANU administration when numerous atrocities were committed. Others expressed doubt over the independence of the commission and whether any action will be taken by the government based on its findings and recommendations citing the (...)

His Excellency the President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma took time off his extremely busy schedule while attending the just concluded 14th Ordinary Session Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union to address Sierra Leoneans living in Ethiopia(see photo, with President Koroma at centre). The event, which was held at the residence of Sierra Leone’s envoy to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Permanent Representative (PR) to the African Union and United (...)

A recent story on Abdul Tejan Cole, the ACC commissioner in Freetown (photo) we published has generated a mild controversy. There has been an exchange between two journalists (see Opinion column) and comments from some readers. We publish below some of the comments by readers and the article itself as published by us: 1. on 8 January 2010 at 14h42 Please moderator can you please pass this message to the Anti corruption agent to find outside bodyguards to protect him and his (...)

Dear Friends, Greetings from Ghana. I am now back to the capital Accra and have much easier access to the net. I spent most of December with family and visiting family after 11 years. Besides family, I have been busy; meeting academics, politicians, students, and doing radio interviews on the issues I care about. So far I have been hosted as a guest and or expert on 10 radio shows by 6 radio stations: on key national and international issues. Two of the stations have national reach and (...)

Commentary There is a popular saying among fellow citizens that goes: ‘Sierra Leoneans are easy to forget’. If this saying is anything to go by then we are quick to forget where we come from. The significance of history then comes to play because we have nothing then to refer to as a means of reference to teach present generation and those yet unborn. Sierra Leone has a rich culture and a strong historical background starting from its discovery, trans-Atlantic slave trade, to (...)

Statement by His Excellency, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma President of the Republic of Sierra Leone On the topic 1 Goal: Education For All at the 14th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 1, 2010 Chairman of the African Union, Your Excellencies and Heads of Governments, Ministers of Governments, Ambassadors and Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Community, Representatives of International and Multilateral Agencies, Distinguished Delegates. I feel highly (...)

The death is announced of the late Abdul Rashid Kamara (photo) of 35 Glenfinlas Way, Camberwell, London and of Rokupr village, Kambia District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone. Mr Kamara passed away on 28 January 2010 at Guy’s Hospital in London and was survived by his wife, Kadiatu; son, Robert; and daughter, Evelyn. Laying out: His body will be laid out on Tuesday 9 February 2010 from 16:00 - 18:00 hours at: W. Uden & Sons Ltd. (Funeral Directors) Southampton Way London SE5 (...)