Category: The Americas
Sierra Leone Should Investigate Death Threats Against Africanist Press Staff
The following is a letter sent to Secretary of State, Anthony John Blinken requesting the United States government to remind the government of Sierra Leone…
Sierra Leone: Delays in Chancery Building trial may affect democratic competition in next year’s elections
By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman About a dozen Sierra Leonean officials are due to arrive in New York early next…
On the detention of Professor Sheikh Umarr Kamara
The Africanist Press publishes the following statement from the Lunsar Advocacy Group in the United States of America to express our solidarity in the ongoing…
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…
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…
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)…
Chile: Cuando el dedo no resiste al tapar un nuevo sol
Escrito por Michel Tapia Muchos años atrás desde el Chile post dictadura de Pinochet (1990) que diferentes actores esperábamos un estallido social producto de un…
The Roots of the Chilean Uprising: Neoliberalism, Misery, and Repression
By: John Gonzales For the past two weeks, Chileans have been protesting in the streets. The spark which ignited the protests started when the…
Deportation Protection Extended One Year for Liberian Refugees in the US
In a suprising turn of events, President Trump released a presidential memorandum last week that extends the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) status for around 4,000…
The Uncertain Future of Liberian Refugees in the U.S.
Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) may be coming to an end for thousands of Liberian Americans at the end of this month.
