Economy & Business

$50 Million World Bank grant for Sierra Leone’s urban development and disaster management

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 June 2021: The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $50 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) for Sierra Leone’s Resilient Urban Project. The project will improve integrated urban management, service delivery, and disaster risk management in the Western Area and selected [Read More]

Economy & Business

Boost for digital transformation in Africa as Huawei pens deal with African Telecommunications Union

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 June 2021: The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with tech giant Huawei that will see African countries and organizations build capacity for ICT transformation. Under the agreement, Huawei will provide training on skills development, including reskilling and upskilling for [Read More]

Politics & Law

SLBA quizes lands minister on delays in signing survey plans and right of Krios to own land in the provinces    

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 June 2021: The Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA) has held talks with the Minister of Lands and Country Planning on diverse issues, including the current non-signing of survey plans, the unacceptably long delays in inspection of lands by officials before  issuing building permits, and the right [Read More]