The Sierra Leone Telegraph

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 July 2026: The 2026 RegTech Africa Conference and Expo (RACE 2026) concluded on a landmark high, bringing to a close a three-day gathering of regulators, investors, technology innovators, policymakers, financial institutions, and startup founders from across the continent. Held at the prestigious State House Banquet Hall, [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 July 2026: Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Monday, convened the HerAfCFTA Regional Conference alongside the 2026 African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Council of Ministers Meeting. The HerAfCFTA brought together African leaders, Ministers of Trade, policymakers, [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 July 2026: As Nigeria’s energy sector enters a new phase defined by indigenous leadership, local operators are increasingly taking control of mature assets, accelerating marginal field development, and deploying capital into infrastructure that supports long-term production growth. From offshore developments and gas monetization to asset acquisitions [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 June 2026: Shifra Ainomugisha from Uganda has been announced as the 2026 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year at the 2026 Commonwealth Youth Awards ceremony in London on 25 June. Government representatives, high commissioners, youth leaders, and other stakeholders attended the award ceremony to celebrate young [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 June 2026: Experts and industry stakeholders, including policy analysts, believe that rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) will significantly improve service delivery for the telecoms operators in West Africa, just as it is already doing in the developed economy. They all spoke at the fourth edition [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2026: Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s infrastructure solutions provider, received a record 13 industry honours at the recent EMEA Finance Awards, recognising transactions advancing energy security, connectivity, industrialisation and long-term capital mobilisation across Africa. Among the award-winning transactions was AFC’s financing for the Dangote [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2026: The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Subregional Office for Central Africa and the African Centre for Statistics, is providing technical support to Cameroon in the development of energy accounts. In partnership with the National Institute of Statistics (NIS) of Cameroon [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2026: The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, together with the Ministry of Technical and Vocational Education, Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation, the European Union, and Expertise France, officially announced the completion of the National Framework for Enhancing Graduates’ Employability in Libya, establishing a [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 June 2026: The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) is pleased to announce the entry of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) into its shareholding, marking a major milestone in the Bank’s history and a significant step in the implementation of its transformation agenda. Following [Read More]