Mohammed Kroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 May 2026: On 12 May 2026, the British High Commission in Freetown issued a public statement distancing itself from a report in Sierra Leone’s Global Times newspaper. The report had alleged that unnamed UK diplomats warned that visa applications from twenty-three Sierra Leoneans — [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 May 2026: As part of its GRO Strategy, the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) is strengthening its commitment to private sector and SME financing, key drivers of economic growth in West Africa. In this context, EBID is organising a high-level webinar on: “Navigating a [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 May 2026: Africa’s sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are increasingly being positioned as active financiers of the continent’s mining sector and a vital tool for unlocking its over $8.5 trillion in untapped mineral resources. With combined assets now exceeding $164 billion, SWFs are emerging as a potential [Read More]
Mohamed Kroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 May 2026: On 8 May 2026, the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA), in collaboration with the Presidential Hajj Task Force, convened a strategic coordination meeting at Freetown International Airport, Lungi, to strengthen preparedness for the 2026 Hajj operations. Sierra Leonean pilgrims are expected [Read More]
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 May 2026: In May 1789, Louis XVI summoned to Versailles a full meeting of the “Estates General” attended by the First Estate – consisted of three hundred Nobles, the Second Estate – three hundred Clergy, and the Third Estate – six hundred Commoners. Some [Read More]
Dutch NEWS: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 May 5, 2026 Dutch drugs baron “Bolle Jos” is suspected of being behind a record shipment of more than 40 tonnes of cocaine that was intercepted by Spanish police off the coast of Africa, according Dutch News. Members of the Guardia Civil boarded the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 May 2026: The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu TOURAY, has presented the Status of implementation of the ECOWAS Community Work Programme to the 2026 First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja, Nigeria. Delivering what will be his final presentation to Parliament [Read More]
David Akana / Mongabay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 May 2026: Fossil fuels have enriched a wealthy few, undermined economic development and left African economies exposed to external shocks, a new report published May 8 in Nairobi, Kenya, argues. Examining 13 oil- and gas-producing African nations, the report concludes that decades of extraction [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 May 2026: Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) is set to broaden its strategic engagement with the African continent as Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion Ms Loretta Lee today (May 10) embarks on an eight-day visit to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Kigali, Rwanda. The mission aims to strengthen [Read More]
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