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When Truth Becomes Optional: The Fatima Bio Educational Records Controversy and What It Reveals About Borrowed Power in Sierra Leone

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A timeline mystery that exposes the dangerous rise of ‘truth is whatever we can pay for’ politics in Sierra Leone by Fatima Babih, EdD For days, Sierra Leone’s social media has erupted over a seemingly simple question about First Lady … Continue reading

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A Victim’s Plea Four Years Later: Open Letter to Chief Justice of Sierra Leone Komba Kamanda

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This letter is written on behalf of the Bo City Survivor, in her voice, to faithfully convey her pain, her experience, and her plea for justice after four years of delay in her case. Dear Honorable Chief Justice Kamanda, Today … Continue reading

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When the Sierra Leone Presidency Becomes a Soap Opera: Fatima Bio, First Lady Syndrome, and Sierra Leone’s Crisis of Leadership

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By Fatima Babih, EdD While Sierra Leonean mothers die giving birth for lack of basic medical supplies, while a high number of youth dying from the deadly drug Kush because they see no future, while teachers work months without pay, … Continue reading

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Two Women, One System: How Sierra Leone’s Courts Expose Structural Injustice Against Women

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by Dr. Fatima Babih Fast punishment for women. Delayed justice for girls. Two cases. One brutal system in Sierra Leone. In Sierra Leone, the justice system has revealed exactly what it values, and it is not justice and the safety … Continue reading

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The Two Tales of Fatima Jabbie Bio: A Pattern of Inconsistent Personal Narratives on the International Stage

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by Fatima Babih, EdD There is a growing body of concern among Sierra Leonean observers and fact-checkers regarding the personal narratives offered by First Lady Fatima Bio on lobbyists acquired international media platforms. By the way, Fatima Jabbie Bio holds … Continue reading

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300 Days for Mothers: Launching a Substack Series on why mothers still die giving birth in Sierra Leone

The Sierra Leone government has announced 300 Days of Activism to reduce maternal deaths. But behind every statistic is a woman whose life was cut short. Today I’m launching a Substack investigative series: “300 Days for Mothers: Confronting Sierra Leone’s Maternal Mortality … Continue reading

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Attendance At UNSC Is Not An Achievement: The Truth Behind Fatima Bio’s UN Security Council Attendance

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by Fatima Babih, EdD A civic education briefing for Sierra Leoneans who deserve accurate information about how international diplomacy works. On March 2, 2026, the United Nations Security Council convened for its 10113th session to discuss one of the most … Continue reading

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An Open Letter to President Maada Bio and President Mamadi Doumbouya: The Children Are Watching And They Will Remember

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Dear President Maada Bio and President Mamadi Doumbouya, I write to you not as a diplomat, not as a politician, but as a concerned citizen of this region, and as someone who believes that leadership is measured not by power, … Continue reading

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Border Security Breach at Sierra Leone–Guinea Frontier Endangers National Sovereignty: A Call for President Julius Maada Bio’s Resignation

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by Fatima Babih, EdD The detention of sixteen Sierra Leonean soldiers by Guinean forces is not a border misunderstanding to be managed quietly through diplomatic channels. It is a constitutional moment, and it demands a conclusion that the evidence and … Continue reading

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Fear Is Governing Sierra Leone Today You Speak You Are Detained: Edwina Jamiru vs Fatima Bio

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by Fatima Babih, EdD I do not whisper when power intimidates the vulnerable. And I will not soften this. What happened to Ms. Edwina Hawa Jamiru, a mother of an infant baby, a law school student and sexual violence survivor, … Continue reading