Africa’s social and economic development is influenced by the web of tribes and cultures with traditions that varies from one region to the other. This creates a plethora of abuse and violations that continue to deny the vast of the population the opportunity to be better stakeholders in society.
The stories brought to you through creative writing will try to shed light into the challenges and the solutions being taken.
Haunted dreams: Changing our attitudes On 27 April 1961, Sir Milton Margai led Sierra Leone to independence from Great Britain and became the country’s first Prime Minister. On this very day, our nation stands proud, the future is certain, the… Read More ›
The speech below was circulated last night as the whole world prepares to commemorate World Malaria Day today 25th April 25, 2017, with a renewed determination to defeat malaria, a disease closely associated with mosquitoes. The speech will be delivered at… Read More ›
Mammy Iye cried loudly to alert the village. Kadija slumps on the ground unconscious, the little girl, traumatized and crying, struggles to hold onto her mother’s right hand. “I told you I will kill you!” her husband shouted, spitting closer… Read More ›
Shocked by the disclosure that the village headman is like the other men in the village now realizes why her husband never bothers when she threatens to complain him to the headman. Instead, he will subject her to more abuse…. Read More ›
Mammy Iye knows the struggles Kadija is going through. She’s heard the stories of abuse at the hands of her husband, how he locked her in a room and denies her food, having to sleep on the floor in an… Read More ›
By Alpha Bedoh Kamara Her look in her face will tell you all – fear, uncertainty, illiteracy, ignorance, poverty and abuse – yet you can discern the beauty, lurking in the battered body of a wife whose dream was love,… Read More ›
