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Fact-Checking Fatima Bio’s Wealth Claims Part 2: The “Majority Highway” Empire That Doesn’t Exist

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by Fatima Babih, EdD In Part 1, we examined Sierra Leone Fatima Jabbie Bio’s claim that she was already wealthy when she met and married Julius Maada Bio, before he became President of Sierra Leone. She claimed that her wealth … Continue reading

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Julius Maada Bio’s Empty Ritual: A Day of Remembrance Without Reform Is a Betrayal and Insult to Sierra Leone’s War Victims

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by Fatima Babih, EdD Honoring the war victims while repeating the causes of the war betrays the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s warning! On January 18, Sierra Leoneans were asked to pause to remember the horrors of a brutal civil war … Continue reading

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Why Sierra Leone Is A Narco-State: A West African Drug Trafficking Hub

By Fatima Babih, EdD Once framed as a fragile post-conflict state struggling to rebuild, Sierra Leone today is under a darker spotlight: not only as a drug transit point, but as a sanctuary, protector, and co-conspirator in the global narcotics … Continue reading