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WordSmiths I’m a thief just a peg lower than Robin, donning a hood Issa Kabbah never unveiled. Poaching feelings across minds and giving them wings.

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UP!- A Creative's Guide in Sierra Leone

UP!- A Creative’s Guide in Sierra Leone

Dire situations tend to bring out the best or worst, and for many of us, these moments are the molds that will cast us out in the movie of our lives moving forward. The novel Coronavirus outbreak in many ways than one is already changing the landscape of our existence, future interactions and our perceptions of what it means to be human. Eventually, when it does blow over it will be cataloged…

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Shukubly: Manifesto of a SaLone Artist by Marco Koroma

Marco Koroma takes the wheel for this journey with a guest feature article on the zeitgeist of the Sierra Leone music scene.

The influence of art in the Sierra Leonean society is undeniable. From the hit songs that outline the “maps” in December to the kontri klos that offers the pride of nativity, the arts have always shaped and reflected, the Sierra Leonean society. But, ironically, in Sierra…

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Commercial Transportation Industry in SL: The Keke Takeover.

The Culture

If you are looking for Uber in Sierra Leone, you won’t find it.

What we do have is a colourful history of a commercial vehicle industry that is no stranger to twists, turns and countless anecdotes.

Buses and Taxis share dominion in most countries around the world in the commercial transportation industry. In Sierra Leone the ‘Poda Poda’ challenged that hegemony. The motorbikes dubbed…