As President of Senegal, Macky Sall sought to hold on to power beyond his constitutional mandate, triggering a constitutional crisis that nearly shattered his country’s hard-earned democratic reputation and left dozens dead in the streets. Today, that same man is campaigning for the highest office in global governance: Secretary-General of the United Nations. Nominated by Burundi in its capacity as …
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As the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education and Human Capital Development Plus gather on…
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From Hawkins to Freetown: Slavery, Empire, and the Case For Reparative Justice in Sierra Leone
by Sierraeyeby SierraeyeThe recent United Nations General Assembly resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against…
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Yesterday, the United Nations General Assembly did something long overdue. By a vote of 123 in…
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The case of Fatmata Kamara is not an isolated injustice; it is the system working exactly…
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Provincializing “Athens”: Fourah Bay College and the Burden of Coloniality
by Sierraeyeby SierraeyeThe description of Fourah Bay College (FBC) as the “Athens of West Africa” has long been…
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On Friday morning, as Sierra Leone marked Eid al-Fitr, I watched what I have watched every…
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Earlier this month, my country celebrated its 69th Independence Day. In my address to the nation,…
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Book Review Governing a Poor Country: Perspectives from a Former Chief Minister of Sierra Leone
by Sierraeyeby SierraeyeBook Review Governing a Poor Country: Perspectives from a Former Chief Minister of Sierra Leone Professor…
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Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr.’s passed awayon February 17, 2026, at the age of 84 in…
