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Economy & Business

Bringing economic sanity back to Sierra Leone – Taxation to production

April 23, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Jenkins Sulaiman: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 April 2019: President Julius Maada Bio has just marked a year at the helm of state in Sierra Leone, amid challenging economic conditions.  Impressively, the president and his team have been able to keep the ship of state afloat by relying mainly on tax [Read More]

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The poor deserve a life too – as dead men don’t read

April 22, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 April 2019: President Bio’s legendry determination to mount the seat of Sierra Leone’s leadership is well known and the performance of his administration and his utterances since assuming power, answer a question I asked years back about whether there was something he had [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Anti-Corruption Czar takes pay-no-bribe reports to ministries

April 22, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 April 2019: Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commissioner last Thursday, 18th April 2019, met with several Deputy Ministers to discuss feedback and reports posted by citizens on the Pay No Bribe (PNB) campaign reporting platform about their respective ministries. The PNB reporting platform gives citizens the opportunity to [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone now has a Special Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court

April 22, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 9

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 April 2019: The Chief Justice of Sierra Leone – Desmond Babatunde Edwards has established a Special Division of the High Court to expeditiously deal with those charged to court by the Anti-Corruption Commission. Sierra Leone’s judiciary is notorious for delaying cases at a heavy cost to the [Read More]

Economy & Business

New diamond mining strategy could benefit mining communities in Sierra Leone

April 22, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 April 2019: A group of 29 international diamantaires and jewellers, headed by Martin Rapaport – Chairman of the Rapaport Group, were in Sierra Leone a few weeks ago on a trade visit. They held discussions with the Bio led government about a new strategy that could [Read More]

Economy & Business

Economic empowerment of women is good for all – countries make progress lifting endemic obstacles

April 19, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Kingsley Ighobor: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 April 2019: Government staffer Souhayata Haidara enjoys talking about her life in a patriarchal society. Her career is a triumph of patience and perseverance, she tells Africa Renewal with a smile and a wink. Ms. Haidara, currently the Special Adviser to Mali’s Minister of [Read More]

Politics & Law

Women in African politics – miles to go before parity is achieved

April 19, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Zipporah Musau: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 April 2019: In the fight for gender equality, women around the world have advanced in small and large ways. Yet for women in Africa, progress is measured in micro steps, and the struggle has a long way to go. The good news is that [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone must not be defined by the stigma of the past – Bio tells the world

April 18, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 10

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 April 2019: “I wake up every day believing that our country should no longer be defined by the stigma of the past.  The future offers more hope and opportunity for all. It matters more to me that young men and women all across the country can [Read More]

Education and Health

Stakeholders discuss Sierra Leone’s health sector challenges

April 18, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 April 2019: ICAP in collaboration with Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health and Sanitation, has officially launched the 2017 Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA) Report, which was followed by a two-day workshop on health data use for decision making. The event was held at the Bintumani [Read More]

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