Stories written by Mustapha Dumbuya

Taking Solace from a Verdict that Can’t Bring Back Loved Ones

By Mustapha Dumbuya
Saffa Momoh Lahai was just two years old when his father was killed during Sierra Leone’s civil war. Rebels attacked their family home in Kailahun District, in the eastern reaches of the country, and shot Lahai’s father when he tried to resist.
Ishmael Beah, a former child soldier and UNICEF Advocate for Children Affected by War worries about the country’s former child soldiers. Credit: Mustapha Dumbuya

Sierra Leone Still Suffers Legacy of Child Soldiers

By Mustapha Dumbuya
When the verdict against Liberia’s former President Charles Taylor for war crimes in Sierra Leone is handed down on Thursday, it will be of no help to the many former combatants of the country’s brutal civil war who have not been reintegrated into society. Instead, they will continue to pose a threat to Sierra Leone’s future stability.
Sierra Leone is instituting major reforms to its education system after the country reported some of the poorest academic results in West Africa. Credit: Damon van der Linde/IPS

Extra Year to Boost School Performance in Sierra Leone

By Mustapha Dumbuya and Damon van der Linde
Sierra Leone is instituting major reforms to its education system after the country reported some of the poorest academic results in West Africa. It will start with adding an extra year to the end of secondary school beginning in 2013, and nearly doubling daily classroom hours.

SIERRA LEONE: Government Online Mining Database to Increase Transparency

By Mustapha Dumbuya and Damon van der Linde
The launch of Sierra Leone’s first online mining database in West Africa comes with a promise to increase transparency and accountability in the country’s rich natural resource sector.


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