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Month: May 2022

Economy & Business

ACC concludes investigation of “bribe” statement by the governor of bank of Sierra Leone

May 21, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

ACC Media Unit: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 May 2022: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) wishes to inform the general public that it has concluded investigation of the Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL), Professor Kelfala Morana Kallon over remarks he made at a pre-legislation presentation to Parliament on the [Read More]

Education and Health

Sierra Leone reports outbreak of Anthrax disease in the north of the country

May 19, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 May 2022: The government of Sierra Leone has this week announced the discovery of anthrax disease among animals in the northern district of Port Loko. A statement published by the Agriculture Ministry says that people can become very sick if they come into contact with infected [Read More]

Politics & Law

Mayor Aki-Sawyerr meets global movers and shakers at the UN International Migration Review Forum

May 18, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2022: In my capacity as a member of the MMC Leadership Board, C40 Cities Vice Chairperson, founding member of the C40-MMC Global Mayors Task Force on Climate and Migration and co-lead of the Africa-Europe Mayor’s Dialogue, I am in New York [Read More]

Politics & Law

ACC Ben Kaifala’s selective attempt to criminalise and oust Mayor Aki-Sawyer will not be tolerated – Op ed

May 16, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 22

Femi Claudius-Cole: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 May 2022: In 2018, Yvonne Aki-Sawyer, a first timer in the murky world of Sierra Leone politics, emerged the winner of the municipality elections for the Freetown City Council. She won by a landslide, attracting widespread support from Freetonians who were attracted to her [Read More]

Economy & Business

President Bio commissions 48 Million Euros EU funded Magbele Bridge

May 16, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 May 2022: Last Saturday, President Dr Julius Maada Bio commissioned the 48 million Euros (Le 634 billion) Magbele Bridge, saying that the 163-meter-long modern two-lane bridge, now provides a safer corridor for trade and commerce. “In less than 4 years alone in Port Loko District, my [Read More]

Economy & Business

Freetown Waste Transformers secures USD 3.9 million for waste vaporization in Freetown

May 16, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Freetown Waste Transformers: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 May 2022: Freetown Waste Transformers (FWT) is excited to announce that we have secured Development funding of USD 3.9 million from Climate Fund Managers (CFM), along with our technology partners, The Waste Transformers (TWT) to continue the journey of waste vaporization in Freetown, [Read More]

Politics & Law

Concerns grow over SLPP government’s use of the ACC to ban Mayor Aki-Sawyerr from politics

May 15, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 May 2022: Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is being accused of leading government’s campaign to unseat the Mayor of Freetown, Mrs Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr from office, with a possibility of banning her for three years from politics. This comes after the ACC published a notice last week, [Read More]

Economy & Business

No more foreign currencies for mining and large companies importing fuel says government of Sierra Leone  

May 15, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 May 2022: No foreign company operating in Sierra Leone or local firm paying for goods and service coming from abroad can function without the supply of foreign currencies by the Bank of Sierra Leone to make payment transactions. Last week, the government of Sierra Leone issued [Read More]

Politics & Law

SLPP Sidi Tunis condemns governments in the region for criminalizing opposition

May 14, 2022 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 May 2022: Mohamed Sidi Tunis, Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, said on Friday in Dakar that decriminalization of opposition parties doing their function needs to be addressed. He was speaking at the Sub-regional Dialogue on Sustaining Democratic Principles in West Africa as a panellist in the [Read More]

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