JOSEPH KAIFALA CONSULTING (SL) LTD

When Alexander Falconbridge, agent of the Sierra Leone Company (SLC), a business venture established to facilitate commerce between Britain and Sierra Leone, renegotiated a land contract for the reconstruction of Freetown, which had been recently burnt down by Chief Jimmy, the presiding sovereign, King Naimbana of Robana, added to the new land grant a request for Falconbridge to take his son, Prince John Frederic, to London to receive Western education under the guardianship of the British ab...

Woman of Africa
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Joseph Kaifala


African woman
Woman of the north
Woman of the south
Woman of the east and west
Woman of the Makona river
How beautiful you are

I look at you without blinking
Your black braided hair
A beauty I cannot resist
Like an alignment of the stars
Your smooth dark skin
Complements your fierce white eyes

I could stare at you forever
As you do your majestic walk
Feet and hips in rhythm
To the beat of your internal djembe
With the attitude of a goddess
You flirt wit...

Whenever religious leaders in Sierra Leone unite on a political issue, the people, especially women, are bound to be on the losing side. The new cause célèbre of these sultans and deacons is their objection to the Safe Abortion Bill, which will allow a pregnancy of up to twelve weeks to be terminated without reason. It is curious that these sacred apostles (mostly men), do not come out in their cassocks and turbans against the extreme poverty, human rights violations, and ina...

To Move The World
Joseph Kaifala

One more step along the world I have come
Along pavements that seem to lead beyond
From familiar stories a few years done
To a new page almost unknown
Landing on shores that may not bemoan
A philosophy that is not my own 

From the lands of the Bambara
Where yemani trees stretch afar
I have swum across the Mano River
Uniting fallen tribes of separate lands
Bearing once more and now
The humble peace my forefathers spread 

If these whirly winds be ...

Social media platforms have made it possible for individuals to share and participate in the lives of others. In spite of the negative aspects of sharing, the world has generally benefited from these globalized platforms. However, like in real life, outcry or support for some issues sometimes outweighs others. The Icebucket challenge came and superseded various other equally serious issues in social media fundraising, Americans spread their rainbow love by coloring their profil...

Photo: WHO

On November 6, 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Sierra Leone ebola free, joining Liberia in the free zone and leaving Guinea with one case. The emergency in Sierra Leone and Liberia has ended, but the ebola crisis is not yet over.  As long as one country is carrying the disease and a vaccine has not yet been found, all countries are at risk.  I have written before that ebola, like all other diseases perpetually killing people in that region, will con...

Good Evening:

It is a wonderful opportunity for me to here with you tonight.  I am delighted by the efforts of institutions such as Skidmore College and the World Awareness Children’s Museum for granting you this privilege to participate in constructive conversations about the militarization of boys, a situation affecting thousands of your peers around the world, some of whom are child soldiers in rag-tag militias and vigilante forces.  According to Child Soldiers Internatio...

Photo: Wikipedia

Over the years military coups have gradually declined in Africa. The military has accepted the reality that overthrowing a democratically elected government is no longer acceptable. Citizens in multiple African countries have rejected attempts by their military to seize power—a recent rejection demonstrated in Burkina Faso. The International Community, including the African Union and ECOWAS, has also adopted a no-tolerance approach to juntas. Many African countries have embr...