Sierra Leone needs to bring development to the country
“The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality” – Dante Alighieri’s timeless warning echoes through Sierra Leone’s current crossroads. As America’s recent visa restrictions place this West African nation in the company of states like Venezuela and Turkmenistan, the country finds itself not merely at a political juncture, but at a civilisational one.
These reverberations coincide with the gathering storm of a generational election. In this twilight of decision, the nation’s character is being tested. Sierra Leone needs more than a politician; its people crave a statesman, one who embodies what Plato termed a “philosopher-king”: that rare fusion of intellectual rigour and pragmatic leadership the republic desperately requires.
