Ebola: What Should Be Done Before A Vaccine Arrives

Posted by Jeneba Project on Thursday, October 23, 2014 In : Articles 


Experts are stating that while there is considerable progress towards some form of ebola vaccine, a cure may not be available until sometime next year. What this means is that the fight against the deadly disease must proceed as if there was no vaccine in order to halt its projected exponential spread.

Now that many of the myths have been dispelled and the lackadaisical attitudes of Western countries and international organizations have been checked, it is time to provide conc...


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The Gods Are Not To Blame: Why Ebola Persists In Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia

Posted by Jeneba Project on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 In : Articles 


The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has plagued mostly Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia. The most recent estimate is that the disease has killed nearly 5,000 people and continues to spread exponentially. In fact, the New England Journal of Medicine has found that at current rate of infestation, the toll could reach 20, 000 by November, if more robust actions are not taken to curb the disease. The question people are asking is why has it been so difficult to contain a disease that is no...


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In War and Peace: The Making and Remaking of Sierra Leone

Posted by Jeneba Project on Friday, August 29, 2014 In : Articles 
I am currently working on a comprehensive national history book for Sierra Leone. Since the publishing of "A New History of Sierra Leone" by Joe A.D. Alie, no other historian has offered a comprehensive understanding of our national history. I hope this book will offer the next generation of Sierra Leoneans another picture of their national journey as a country and how they have arrived at where they are now.



Those who commit to writing their national history should be prepared for encounters ...

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Saving the ALS Ice-Bucket Challenge from Haters

Posted by Jeneba Project on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 In : Articles 

Social Media has recently been swamped with videos of ice-bucket challenges to raise awareness and fundraise for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research. Indeed it is one of the most creative and captivating fundraising ideas in recent times; but no matter what one does, haters are going to hate! Many people are aggravated by videos of challenges with participants ranging from kids to the wealthiest and most influential personalities of the world. Simply put, the thing is ...


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Transitional Justice in Sierra Leone: Oral History, Human Rights, and Post-Conflict Reconciliation

Posted by Jeneba Project on Thursday, July 10, 2014 In : Articles 
I recently published a reflection in the Oral History Journal on post-conflict reconciliation, transitional justice and oral history in Sierra Leone. The article analyses the current situation in Sierra Leone after the conflict and the pertinent issues of reparation for victims of the civil war, especially those recommended by the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission, memory and remembrance. 

Please follow the link to read the article.

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Presentation at Vermont Governor's Institute

Posted by Jeneba Project on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 In : Video Blog 

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Mandela’s long-time assistant Zelda la Grange recalls her early racism

Posted by Jeneba Project on Saturday, June 28, 2014 In : Video Blog 
When a great man dies legends are made. Mandela was a great man and stories of his magnanimity continue to inspire us to become the better of ourselves.


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Joseph Kaifala Interview on Culture Radio

Posted by Jeneba Project on Thursday, June 5, 2014 In : Video Blog 

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KATEHUN KATEHUN (pronounced Ka-te-hun)-is a Mende word for a symposium or community center where disputes are settled. Everyone is permitted to make his/her case before a presiding chief in an open forum. On this forum, I write primarily for those who stand committed to the Rule of Law in Africa and to the value that our future is better determined by the government of the people, by the people, and in service for the people. To advance the African value of Ubuntu through International Law and the Principles of a United Nations, which propels us towards Life in Larger Freedom.
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