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Sierra Leone: Parliament Endorses Sweeping Anti-Democratic Law to Silence Critics

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman In a shocking move, Sierra Leonean politicians have created a new anti-terrorism law that contains unconstitutional provisions designed to curtail citizens’ fundamental civil rights. The proposed legislation will be voted into law on Thursday morning (January 23), without any of the usual public consultation and […]

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Africanist Press to launch new book on Corruption and Dictatorship in Sierra Leone

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By Matthew Anderson and Mark Feldman Democracy Betrayed: Corruption, Dictatorship, and Authoritarianism in Sierra Leone is a new book scheduled to be launched by the Africanist Press in June 2025; two years after the disputed June 2023 elections in Sierra Leone. The book, written by Africanist Press editor Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, examines the root

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Sierra Leone journalist forced into exile after revealing government corruption, seeks refuge in the U.S.

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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — From a young age amidst the harsh realities of poverty, my mother and uncle raised me. Where I grew up in Sierra Leone, many families lived in mud houses with thatched roofs. Ours was made of cement, creating a visible contrast. We adapted to the lack of basic services like running

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From Meliandou to Koindu to Evanston: How My Investigation of a Disease Narrative Changed My Life and Career

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah Eight years ago, on 28 October 2016, I was invited to Evanston, Illinois, as a guest speaker by Northwestern University’s Program of African Studies (PAS). A few months earlier, my book on the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak had just been published and I was on a self-funded book tour

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American Scientists Ask US Diplomats to Pressure Sierra Leone to Respect Academic Freedom

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By Anne B. Wallis, PhD The Committee of Concerned Scientists (CCS) in the United States has asked US Secretary of State, Antony John Blinken to use the power of the State Department to urge the government of Sierra Leone to improve its human rights record and stop the targeted harassment of historian and journalist, Dr.

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American Scientists Demand Protection for Sierra Leone’s Endangered Historian

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By Matthew Anderson and Mark Feldman A Committee of Concerned Scientists (CCS) in the United States has requested US Secretary of State, Antony John Blinken to use the power of the State Department to urge the government of Sierra Leone to improve its human rights record and stop the targeted harassment of historian and journalist,

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Committed Fight Against Corruption and Organized Crime

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The West African country of Sierra Leone is struggling with massive problems: corruption, organized crime and resource exploitation are just some of them. Journalist Chernoh Alpha Bah focuses on precisely these problems in his home country and makes them understandable to the public in order to improve conditions in Sierra Leone for the good of

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Growing International Concerns Over Safety of Sierra Leonean Historian and Journalist

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By Anne B. Wallis International human rights groups and press freedom organizations have continued to raise concerns for the safety of Sierra Leonean historian and journalist, Dr. Chernoh Alpha M. Bah. The American Historical Association (AHA) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) are among the list of press and academic freedom organizations to recently condemn the

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Academics Condemn Attacks on Sierra Leone’s Endangered Historian and Journalist

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By Matthew Anderson and Mark Feldman About 100 academics have signed a letter of support denouncing death threats and harassment orchestrated against Africanist Press editor and Northwestern University-trained historian, Dr. Chernoh Alpha M. Bah.  The academics say the attacks on Dr. Bah “constitute a clear assault on journalistic freedom [and] go to the heart of

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Africanist Press Editor to join Brown University’s Watson Institute

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Africanist Press editor, Dr. Chernoh Alpha Bah has accepted a two-year appointment as Postdoctoral Research Associate with Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.  The Watson Institute is an interdisciplinary research center at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Its mission is to promote a just and peaceful world through research, teaching, and

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