Articles by Sulakshana Gupta

Will Sierra Leone see Uganda-style protests following an increase in fuel prices?

As Sierra Leone celebrates 50 years of independence, Sulakshana Gupta revisits the photographic past.

The Freedom of Information Bill in Sierra Leone continues to be stalled.

Food shortages are expected in Sierra Leone, due to the ban on cross-border trade.

A new national report says 25 journalists were beaten and harassed last year in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone’s longest-serving female death row prisoner is released after eight years. 

Is Colonel Muammar Gaddafi an honorary Member of Parliament in Sierra Leone?

From buses to mosques, Muammar Gaddafi’s presence is hard to escape in Sierra Leone.

The last remaining Mongolian guards are leaving Sierra Leone after eight years of service.

Film and theatre keeps young people out of trouble in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Legendary journalist Mohamed Amin’s son Salim wants to empower the continent’s scribes.

Sulakshana Gupta reveals five reasons why Sierra Leone matters to the UN.

How will Sierra Leone’s soon-to-be passed Act make a difference to people’s lives?

Sulakshana Gupta, our blogger in Sierra Leone, is back - and a lot has happened in the last year.

Every home in Sierra Leone is well stocked with candles, gasoline lanterns and trusty flashlights. These are life essentials in the capital, Freetown, where electricity is intermittent at best.

The trial of Charles Taylor has left an unhappy judicial legacy, argues Sulakshana Gupta.

Freetown’s only female taxi driver defies gender stereotypes.

Using financial inducements to stop circumcisions.

Initiators agree to stop circumcising underage girls in Sierra Leone.

Will Sierra Leone join the African solar footprint?

Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma must keep his promise on healthcare.

Young girls in Sierra Leone are being punished for receiving educational opportunities.

Black market money buys a way out of unemployment in Sierra Leone

The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) of Sierra Leone claim the transition from rebel group to political party is complete.

Sierra Leone just ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. So what does that mean?

Will the Bumbuna Hydroelectric Project in Sierra Leone ever be completed?

Mariatu Kamara has come a long way from Freetown beggar to published author.

People in rural Sierra Leone still don't understand what constitutes domestic violence or why it's a crime.

A former child soldier in Freetown refutes Charles Taylor's testimony at The Hague.

A disputed piece of land between Sierra Leone and Guinea still threatens regional security. 

A new report asks whether moving Taylor from Freetown to The Hague was a mistake for the Special Court for Sierra Leone, effectively compromising people's ownership of the justice process.

The media in Sierra Leone are forcing the judiciary to decriminalize libel and stop imprisoning journalists for sedition.

Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai is a Sierra Leonean who has been campaigning tirelessly since 2005 for the Freedom of Information Act.

Is domestic abuse a part of Sierra Leonean culture?

Why is the media in Sierra Leone so testosterone-fuelled?

Indian journalist Sulakshana Gupta arrives in Sierra Leone, from where she will be blogging for NI over the next few months, and begins to familiarize herself with life in Freetown.