Category: Opinions

The Dirty Secret of Development

The dirty secret of development is that it is never neutral and it is never painless. Every serious attempt at national transformation threatens someone’s power, privilege, or access to resources. That is why development so often stalls, not for lack of ideas, plans, or rhetoric, but for lack of political courage.

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Accra and the Unfinished Dream of a United Africa

Accra, Ghana- 16th December, 2025- On the humid Atlantic edge of Accra, where the Gulf of Guinea exhales history into the present, Africa once again gathered to wrestle with its oldest and most unsettling question: whether unity on this vast and varied continent is a destiny deferred or a promise within reach.

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President Julius Maada Bio’s Decisive Leadership as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority in Foiling the Attempted Military Takeover in Benin

Freetown, 9th December 2025- In an era where democratic governance is continually under threat in some parts of West Africa, the recent events in Benin served as a stark reminder of the fragility of peace and constitutional order. However, thanks to the decisive leadership of President Julius Maada Bio, Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority, and the collective resolve of fellow West African leaders, the fragile democratic fabric of Benin was safeguarded against an attempted military takeover.

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Power Struggle Rocks Sierra Leone Sports

Freetown, 8th December 2025- Sierra Leone’s sports governance is not broken by law, but by leadership. While our athletes strive for greatness, the very institutions meant to support them, the Ministry of Sports (MOS) and the National Sports Authority (NSA), are locked in a destructive turf war.

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