August 2023

Commonwealth Secretary-General Calls on Sierra Leone Leaders to Dialogue

On 25 May, following months of peaceful and constructive dialogue, the leaders of all of Sierra Leone’s political parties accepted the invitation to stand before the nation and pledged themselves and their supporters to peace. Today, I call on all to honour the terms of that commitment. The democratic process requires calm and responsible leadership,

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Is Feed Salone Possible? I believe That Not a Moment of Life is Wasted on a Farm

By Aima Sow (Queen Lima) An agricultural life is one eminently calculated for human happiness and human virtue. The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and use of land. A fertile soil alone does not carry agriculture to perfection. Agriculture is civilization. President Bio is a man of

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Africell Sierra Leone Introduces New Networking Solution

Operator Africell Sierra Leone is to roll out a high-capacity disaggregated IP/MPLS (internet protocol multi-protocol label switching) backbone to deliver mobile and fixed services, with support from IP Infusion, a manufacturer of carrier-grade networking software. IP Infusion announced that Pine Networks, a systems integrator based in Paris, has chosen its OcNOS network operating system to provide a disaggregated networking

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Removing Fuel Subsidy Is Not a Reckless or Callous Decision

By Dr. Abdul Deen Bangura I have just read a press release issued by Sierra Leone’s Petroleum Regulatory Agency (PRA) announcing an upward review of fuel pump prices from NLe21.50 to NLe25.00 effective 1st August 2023. Unlike some people who have chosen to castigate President Bio’s administration, I have chosen to pity his government because

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