Economy & Business

Sierra Leone: A nation squandering its natural wealth, clamouring for international handouts

Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 March 2024: Sierra Leone, a nation richly endowed with natural resources, finds itself in a perplexing predicament. Despite being blessed with an abundance of minerals, including diamonds, rutile, bauxite, gold, iron ore, and tantalizing petroleum potential, the country languishes in poverty, reliant on [Read More]

Economy & Business

AFRIPOL signs MoU with Group-IB to strengthen Africa’s cybersecurity capabilities

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 February 2024: The partnership between AFRIPOL and Group-IB, aligned with their mutual commitment to combating cybercrime, is designed to enhance cybersecurity across Africa. This is achieved by exchanging intelligence on threats, sharing insights about cybercriminals and their networks, and conducting collaborative investigations and operations against cybercrime [Read More]

Economy & Business

Octopus Energy visits Sierra Leone to progress wind farm project with Idris Elba and Siaka Stevens’ Sherbro Alliance Partners

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 February 2024: Octopus Energy – a global energy technology company – visits Sierra Leone as part of its partnership with Idris Elba and Siaka Stevens’ Sherbro Alliance Partners (SAP), as they progress on their project to build Sierra Leone’s first wind farm on Sherbro Island. The [Read More]