Economy & Business

MCB deploys strategic financing package to Invictus Investment to scale up its agro-food operations across Africa

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 November 2025: The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited (“MCB”) has successfully granted a strategic financing package to Invictus Investment Company PLC (ADX: INVICTUS), a leading agro-food enterprise in the Middle East and Africa. The financing package is structured as an acquisition finance and revolving credit facility and [Read More]

Economy & Business

New report reveals 2.18 million social enterprises powering inclusive growth across Africa

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 November 2025: The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, Africa Forward, the African Union Commission, the Motsepe Foundation, SAP and Genesis Analytics, have launched The State of Social Enterprise: Unlocking Inclusive Growth, Jobs and Development in Africa. The landmark report [Read More]

Economy & Business

We’re taking electricity very seriously to enhance the livelihoods of Nigerians, says President Tinubu

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 November 2025: President Bola Tinubu, on Monday in Abuja, assured the technical contractor handling the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), Siemens Energy, of the government’s full commitment to improving the country’s electricity supply and enhancing the livelihoods of its citizens. At a meeting at the State House [Read More]

Economy & Business

EBID approves euro 123.5 loan to advance agricultural education and rural electrification in Guinea

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 November 2025: The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and the Government of the Republic of Guinea have signed two loan agreements, totalling EUR 123.451 million, aimed at enhancing education and training on agribusiness and expanding access to clean, reliable energy across country. These strategic [Read More]