Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 July 2016 Last week, Sierra Leone’s minister of agriculture – professor Monty Jones, told local media in the capital Freetown, that he is optimistic that Sierra Leone is on course to achieving food security before the end of president Koroma’s end of term in office in [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 July 2016 Since the turn of this Century, the debate, aspiration and expectation of many in very poor African countries like Sierra Leone, is to become a middle income country by 2025. With daily income per capita of about $1.50 and high illiteracy, most countries on [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 July 2016 Since her appointment as minister of social welfare, gender and children’s affairs early this year, there have been immense debate and speculation as to how Dr Sylvia Blyden would handle the controversial issue of female circumcision. Would she be swayed by the vociferous campaign [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 July 2016 Twelve months ago, people around the world said goodbye to one of Africa’s greatest musicians – Bunny Mack, whose music continues to rock dance floors and serenade the airwaves. Bunny Mack passed away after a short illness in London on Saturday, 11th July, 2015. [Read More]
Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 July 2016 You know something? It appears that we are in for a ride again, as the clock ticks towards the next election. Why? Because, too many of us are smirking when we should be raging. We are behaving like a cat with [Read More]
N’Karimu Kamara Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 July 2016 Following his recent engagement with US Law makers, Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP)’s presidential flag-bearer aspirant – Kandeh Yumkella, departed for Beijing, China, for a high-level meeting on the South-South Cooperation Taskforce. The two-day event which brought together a large number of [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 July 2016 Members of the Board of Directors and the entire Management team of the African Achievers Awards, have selected the Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Sierra Leone – Mr. Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara (JFK) as recipient of the 2016 Excellence in Leadership Award. The [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 July 2016 Last month, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation announced that no African leader has been good enough to win the 2015 mouth watering $5 million Mo Ibrahim Award. (Photo: Koroma – right, with Nigeria’s president Buhari – left). 2015 is the fifth year in the last [Read More]
Theo Veldsman – University of Johannesburg Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 July 2016 There is a pressing need for intelligent leaders who are able to deal effectively with today’s challenges and demands – and those of the future. But intelligence alone is not sufficient. It is simply a “blunt” tool that enables leaders [Read More]
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