Education and Health

Gates Foundation partners with Indian manufacturer to drive down cost of groundbreaking HIV prevention tool

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 September 2025: Millions more people at risk of HIV in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) will have access to a powerful new prevention option: a low-cost, generic version of lenacapavir, the world’s first twice-yearly injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). A new partnership announced today between the Gates [Read More]

Politics & Law

Why Sierra Leoneans must reject the proposed dividing of Africa’s historic capital city, Freetown – Op ed

Raymond A. Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2025: Freetown stands as more than just Sierra Leone’s capital, it represents one of Africa’s most significant historical landmarks and a powerful symbol of resilience, freedom, and the African diaspora’s homecoming. The Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) government’s proposal to divide this [Read More]

Economy & Business

African countries urged to seize economic opportunities through new climate plans

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 September 2025: African governments are being encouraged to present their new national climate plans as opportunities to supercharge economies and boost living standards across the continent, as deadlines approach for all countries in the Paris Agreement to submit these plans. “Strong new national climate plans are [Read More]