The Trump administration has just announced the cancellation of a $17 million USAID-sponsored project that was supposed to provide tax policy advice to Liberia. The news was broken by none other than tech billionaire Elon Musk, who took to his platform X (formerly Twitter) to gloat: “Among many other things, @DOGE today canceled a $17M project to provide tax policy …
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When Power Turns to Fire: The State House Blaze and Sierra Leone’s Electrical Safety Crisis
by Sierraeyeby SierraeyeOn 13th April 2025, a devastating fire tore through State House in Freetown, leaving the third…
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International development and aid flows are in unprecedented turmoil. The US Trump administration issued a stop-work…
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As Global Warming Scorches the Freetown Peninsula, Low-Cost Solutions Offer Hope
by Sierraeyeby SierraeyeThe numbers are in, and they are searing. The World Meteorological Organisation, alongside NASA, the UK…
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One hundred days have passed since the tragic and mysterious death of Victor Effion Johannes Onie-Williams,…
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Beyond the Beaches – Bimbola Carrol’s Vision for Sierra Leone’s Tourism Renaissance
by Sierraeyeby SierraeyeIn the early 2000s, as Sierra Leone emerged from a devastating civil war, the country was…
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In a cramped office in the capital, I sit with a 17-year-old girl whose eyes dart…
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In the heart of Kingtom, St. Edward’s Secondary School stands as a testament to resilience, transformation,…
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“We know Afrobeats from Ghana and Nigeria, so what is different about yours from Sierra Leone?”…
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Chief Justice Komba Kamanda Unveils Ambitious Vision to Transform Judiciary
by Sierraeyeby SierraeyeIn an exclusive interview with Sierraeye magazine, Sierra Leone’s newly appointed Chief Justice, the Honourable Komba…