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University of Sierra Leone suffers another setback over Prof. Abdullah’s case

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The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) has postponed an international workshop for Sierra Leonean scholars scheduled for June 15 and 16, 2016 in Freetown because of ongoing international protests against the University of Sierra Leone over the case of Professor Ibrahim Abdullah. For several months now, the University of Sierra Leone has come under severe […]

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Report on Ekundayo Thompson’s Amazon Findings

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      The higher education crisis in Sierra Leone is the focus of an international investigation, which sheds light into the history of an ongoing practice of questionable promotions criteria that is a key factor in the ineptitude and management problems bedeviling the university. The recent investigation centered, in particular, on the academic records

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Corruption in the Sierra Leone Academe: Who is Ekundayo J. D. Thompson?

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A recent independent investigation into the operations of the University of Sierra Leone, and of Fourah Bay College in particular, has unearthed the root causes of the crisis that now plagues higher education in Sierra Leone. The investigation, which focused on the causes of decline in teaching and learning standards in the oldest western-style institution

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International Pressure Continues in Defense of Professor Ibrahim Abdullah

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The case of the revered Sierra Leonean academic, Professor Ibrahim Abdullah continues to attract serious international concerns. The latest have come from an international conference of African academics that recently met in Lilongwe, Malawi under the auspices of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) to discuss the state of

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The Crisis of Fourah Bay College: A Background on the Prof. Ibrahim Abdullah Case

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah The matter between Fourah Bay College and Prof. Ibrahim Abdullah is still on the desk of Ernest Bai Koroma, the president of Sierra Leone and the chancellor of the University of Sierra Leone. For several months now, Prof. Abdullah’s request for the intervention of the president to resolve the matter

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The War Against Academic Freedom: FBC and the case of Prof. Ibrahim Abdullah

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah  Fourah Bay College (FBC), a constituent college of the University of Sierra Leone, has reached the breaking point. Yet, the college’s latest predicaments have nothing to do with the usual issues of students’ welfare or unaffordable tuition fees. This time, the stakes are far higher and directly relate to integrity

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Sierra Leone to Reopen Schools in March

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Schools in Sierra Leone are to reopen in March. Education Minister Minkailu Bah said that school fees would be subsidised for secondary school students to help parents. The ministry would also provide teaching and learning materials as well as ensuring schools were safe and disinfected. State House sources say that President Koroma is also expected

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Anti-Corruption Commission Concludes A Month Long Investigation

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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Sierra Leone has concluded a month long investigation of missing vehicles on board certain containers at the Freetown Port, a statement from the ACC issued today states. The said investigation was instigated by a request from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning asking the ACC to loook into allegations

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The National Ebola Response Center (NERC) Releases 2014 statistics for Sierra Leone

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The National Ebola Response Center  (NERC) has released a monthly comparative statistical data of Ebola infections and deaths in Sierra Leone capturing the last five months in 2014. In August, NERC said  1,106 were infected and   388 people died of Ebola. By September, the infection numbers rose to 2,212 and death numbers rose to 532.

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