Articles by Abdul Rashid Thomas

Aissatou Diallo: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 September 2022: The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting Africa’s development trajectory. It is exacting a substantial socio-economic toll and putting the survival of half of the continent’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) at risk. Four in five African businesses are witnessing a dramatic reduction [Read More]

Nathan Hastings-Spaine: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 September 2022: Ismail Badjie, 36, co-founded Innovarx Global Health, a healthcare services company headquartered in The Gambia whose mission is to transform healthcare delivery in sub-Saharan Africa. He spoke to Nathan Hastings-Spaine for Africa Renewal, about his vision for healthcare in Africa. Excerpts: Give [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 September 2022: The cost of travelling to Sierra Leone has gone up today by $25, after the government announced that it will no longer bear the cost of guaranteeing the security of passengers arriving and leaving the country by air. Writing in a statement published this [Read More]

Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 August 2022: I was excited to launch the Freetown Market Shade Cover project in Calaba Town Market last Friday, 26th August 2022. With the theme “Protecting women and girls from extreme heat”, the project is also being delivered in Congo Market and [Read More]