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When Trauma Becomes A Weapon: Deconstructing Fatima Bio’s Shape-Shifting BBC Narrative

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How Sierra Leone’s First Lady weaponized victimhood while her timeline keeps changing by Fatima Babih, EdD Sierra Leone’s First Lady Fatima Jabbie Bio, just gave an emotional BBC World Service interview that is aimed at cleaning her tarnished image and … Continue reading

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Sierra Leone First Lady Fatima Bio’s Promised Safe Homes for Girls That Never Manifested: Eight Years Later Where Did She Spend the Donor Funds?

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By Fatima Babih, EdD In June 2022, Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Bio, boarded a chartered private jet alongside an entourage reportedly numbering around 50 people and flew to The Gambia to receive an honorary doctorate award in Humane Letters. … Continue reading

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An Open Letter to Bo Central Police Family Support Unit Commander: Hold Your Officers Accountable & Help Deliver Justice

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The refusal of an FSU officer to testify in a long-delayed sexual assault case raises painful questions about duty, accountability, and the protection of girls in Sierra Leone. Dear Commander Massaquoi, I write to you publicly because this is not … Continue reading

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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