Education and Health

Merck Foundation CEO, Dr. Rasha Kelej highlights the importance of changing community expectations to empower girls through education

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 October 2026: As part of her virtual Mentorship and Leadership Platform, “Beyond Power; Leadership, Global Influence and Impact,” Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation, has shared a new leadership article titled “Before a Girl Can Reach Her Potential, Her Family and Community Must Believe She [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone’s prickly Chief Justice Komba Kamanda lost his rag and ordered the arrest of senior opposition lawyer for contempt of Supreme Court

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 October 2026: There was drama at Sierra Leone’s Supreme Court yesterday, as the senior lawyer for the country’s main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party – Barrister Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara (JFK) who himself is a former Attorney-General, was asked by the Chief Justice – Komba Kamanda [Read More]

Economy & Business

ECOWAS, European Union, and GIZ initiate new regional energy governance and information system for West Africa

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 October 2026: The new Regional Energy Governance and Information System in West Africa (REGIS-WA) kicked -off with a workshop, marking a decisive step towards harmonizing regional energy governance, reinforcing data architecture, and accelerating cross-border clean energy integration across West Africa. The project implemented under the Directorate [Read More]