The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 April 2013 Revenue Authority chief executives and board chairpersons representing 12 African countries have attended a seminar in South Africa, to discuss current issues relating to board governance and ways to improve governance of revenue administration. Botswana, Burundi, Ghana, the Gambia, Lesotho, Rwanda, Seychelles, South [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 April 2013 Friday, 5 April 2013, marked another chapter in the dark and violent history of Sierra Leone, which many would like to see buried once and for all time. But it seems despite decades of peace-building, efforts to assert the rule of law and [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 April 2013 Amid continuing calls to increase primary school enrolment in Africa, a new report urges greater emphasis on the quality of what students learn. (photo: Girls of the Annie Walsh Memorial School in Freetown). The Africa Progress Panel, a policy think tank chaired by [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 April 2013 Rising standards of living enjoyed by Ghanaians in the last three years is not a miracle, thanks to the discovery of King Oil, off the country’s coastal waters. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has risen steeply. Government’s effort at diversifying the economy is paying [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 April 2013 Since his return from the US, president Koroma is said to be unhappy about the outcome of the visit, especially his meeting with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), where he was expecting to be handed a cheque for millions of dollars. The lack [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 April 2013 John Baimba Sesay – China I watched SLBC TV yesterday, Tuesday, 9th April and heard the Lands Minister – Musa Tarawallie talk about government’s plans to transform the town of Lungi into Sierra Leone’s new commercial city. This is encouraging news, given its [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 April 2013: In a few weeks president Koroma will formally launch his new Agenda for Prosperity, which will ‘replace’ the Agenda for Change manifesto – his roadmap for Sierra Leone’s development in 2007-2012. But many questions are being asked as to why the president has [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 April 2013 When president Obama congratulated president Koroma of Sierra Leone at the White House last week – for a job well done, it was difficult not to cringe with embarrassment, after five years of poor governance and corruption that continues to widen the gulf [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 April 2013 Yusuf Keketoma Sandi At last, it was down to the courage and bravery of illustrious men and women, who have served – and many others who continue to serve the SLPP party to say enough was enough. Yes, congratulations to all the members [Read More]
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