Category: Features

Freetown, 1st December 2025- Memorialization is a form of symbolic reparation that honours the memory of those lost in a post conflict society and it acts as a reminder of the past.  After the end of the Civil War in Sierra Leone, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission acknowledged the need for symbolic reparations and recommended the holding of commemoration ceremonies, symbolic reburials of those lives lost in the war by traditional and religious leaders, citing that symbolic reparations provide public acknowledgement.

Freetown, 17th November 2025 — If debt were a sport, Sierra Leone would be sprinting toward the gold medal, not in repayment, mind you, but in the Olympic discipline of fiscal gymnastics. According to the latest World Bank–IMF Debt Sustainability Analysis, the country is now officially at high risk of debt distress. Translation:  the national wallet is so thin, it’s practically translucent (you can see through it).

Freetown, 3rd November 2025- Let’s face it, if you say the word “masturbation” in public, someone will either cough awkwardly, pretend they didn’t hear you, or suddenly become fascinated by the ceiling. But here’s the truth: it’s happening. Quietly. Frequently. And yes, sometimes with a playlist.