Sierra Leone Telegraph: 08 June 2020: Sierra Leone’s former minister of social welfare, and journalist – Dr Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, who was arrested on the 1st of May 2020 by heavily armed police who broke into her home, after criticising the president for his approach in handling the coronavirus pandemic, [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 07 June 2020: One can criticise president Bio for lacking in judgement, but he cannot be faulted for his style. He is the first head of state in Africa – if not the world, to walk on a red carpet to launch his country’s national tree planting [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 06 June 2020: The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors discussed a new Country Partnership Framework for Sierra Leone for 2021-2026, which prioritizes investments in human capital, job creation, economic diversification and building a resilient health system. Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, Sierra Leone’s economy grew [Read More]
NaCSA: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 06 June 2020: Following the declaration of State of Public Health emergency by the Government of Sierra Leone to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) has been on the frontline; providing not only cash transfers, social services and [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 06 June 2020: Sierra Leone has appointed its first female Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). She is Mrs. Elizabeth Augusta Turay. Her appointment comes, following concerns raised about the gender balance at the top of the police force, as well as the recent escalation of youth [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 06 June 2020: Yesterday, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced that it has approved the disbursement of SDR36.17 million (US$50 million – equivalent to 1.7 percent of the country’s GDP) to be drawn under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) in support of the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph court correspondent: 05 June 2020: Palo Conteh is charged on a 13 count indictment. Two of those counts – 15 and 16, relate to allegations of making a false statement on oath otherwise than in a judicial proceedings, contrary to section 2(1) of the Perjury Act of [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 05 June 2020: For the past five decades, the African Development Bank AfDBGroup has been at the forefront of driving Africa’s economic transformation, leveraging its diverse resources and unique know-how as an indigenous development finance institution. (Photo above: AfDB President Adesina). The Bank has delivered on its [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 05 June 2020: International flights to and from Sierra Leone were grounded by the government of Sierra Leone two months ago, in response to the rapid increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the country, which now stands at almost a thousand. This decision by the [Read More]
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