Category: Theory and Praxis
Nigeria’s Coalition for Revolution Calls for National Day of Action on August 5th Against Corruption, Exploitation, and Repression
Press Release: Corruption, Exploitation and Repression must be Stopped FIGHT FOR REVOLUTION NOW! A CALL TO JOIN THE 05 AUGUST #DayOfRage FOR NATIONAL DAY…
State Violence and Political Repression in Sierra Leone
By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah and Matthew Anderson Protests, social unrest, violence; these symptoms do not appear in a society without a cause. When democratic…
The Road to Harper and the Reconstruction of War Memory: A Literary Travelogue
By Gbanabom Hallowell Experiences in this travelogue demonstrate that the sensory details of an explosion serves to recreate memories, both real and imagined, twenty…
It will not be ‘business as usual’ in Africa after COVID-19
By Babatunde Omilola Like every other pandemic that the world has experienced in the past, coronavirus will eventually come to an end. It will…
The Time to Act is Now: Letter to African Leaders Concerning the COVID-19 Crisis
By Lionel Zevounou, Amy Niang and Ndongo Samba Sylla The threats that are hanging over the African continent with regards to the spread of…
Coronavirus Pandemic is no time for fiscal distancing
By Akinwumi A. Adesina These are very difficult days, as the world faces one of its worst challenges ever: the novel coronavirus pandemic. And it…
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…
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…
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…
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…
