Posted in Africa (general) Theory and Praxis West Africa

The Father of African Literature in English Passes On

  By Ibrahim Abdullah Eldred Durosimi Jones was a literary giant; a legend in his own life time; and a leading light amongst Sierra Leone’s…

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Saving the Elderly From the Young: Corona and Social Distancing in Sierra Leone

  By Mohamed Gibril Sesay and Patrick Hindolo H Walker This is an argument for distancing the young from the elderly as a means of…

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Posted in Africa (general) Theory and Praxis

Coronavirus, Beware of your Chloroquine

  By Osman Benk Sankoh Imagine this: You’ve just tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Doctors say the only medication to cure you of the…

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Posted in Africa (general) Asia Europe The Americas Theory and Praxis West Africa

Emerging Epidemiological Models in the Fight Against Corona: Lessons for Sierra Leone and Africa

By Mohamed Gibril Sesay This is an argument for African countries, including Sierra Leone, given scare resources, to focus on the particularly vulnerable in efforts…

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Posted in Editorial/Opinion West Africa

Success is Sure: We can beat the Coronavirus

By Lisa R. White Thank God the President of the Republic of Liberia, George Manneh Weah, has constituted a Special Presidential Advisory Committee for the…

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With the Coronavirus, Hell Is No Other People

By Bill McKibben  The strangest thing about the coronavirus is that we can’t help one another through it. We can’t lay on hands, we can…

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Posted in Africa (general) Editorial/Opinion West Africa

As the threat of Coronavirus looms over Sierra Leone

By Osman Benk Sankoh Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea are three neighbouring countries in the sub-region with a lot of commonalties—some good, and others not…

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Posted in Africa (general) Media Freedom Southern Africa

South Africa enacts regulations criminalizing ‘disinformation’ on coronavirus outbreak

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists  (CPJ) has expressed concern over newly passed regulations in South Africa that criminalize “disinformation” about the COVID-19 pandemic….

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Covering the Corona Outbreak: Safety procedures for journalists

The COVID-19 virus (also known as novel coronavirus) is now present across every continent, excluding Antarctica, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO)…

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Posted in Breaking News West Africa

Concealing Fiscal Costs: How Sierra Leone’s Single Treasury Account leads to Unauthorized Public Spending

By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson & Mark Feldman In the first two articles of our Sierra Leone investigation series, we highlighted the existing…

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