Category: Features

Last night, I witnessed the debate on the Constitutional Amendment Bill, which has now been referred to the Supreme Court. The debate featured Kailahun lawmaker, Hon Hindolo Ngevao, APC Flag-bearer hopeful, Ady Macualey and Civil Society activist, Marcella Macauley.

At the heart of conversations among Sierra Leone’s youth, one phrase keeps surfacing: “My pull-out game is top notch.” It’s a boast, a cultural trend, but according to medical experts the least reliable contraceptive method in practice today.

A man travels along a street in his wheelchair in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in this 2014 image. New research examines climate-related hazards and the barriers that people with disabilities face. Image by AP Photo/Michael Duff.

In Sierra Leone, the critically endangered western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) faces growing threats from habitat loss, deforestation, illegal wildlife trade and expanding human activity. For the past 30 years, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary has worked to rescue, rehabilitate and protect chimpanzees affected by these challenges.

By Mohamed Wurie Bah Esq.   The Borrowed Voice A message arrives from someone you love,...