The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 March, 2013 David Lipton – First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Thank you for giving me an opportunity to present the key findings of a new IMF study on energy subsidies. That study will be published today on the IMF’s website, including in Arabic [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 March 2013 South Africa – the only African member of the new global economic block known as the BRICS, has been hosting a two day summit in Durban. Politicians, industrialists and other stakeholders, met in the South African city to discuss the impact of the [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 March 2013 Dennis Kabatto President Ernest Koroma’s invitation to the White House, joining three other African heads of state – Cape Verde, Malawi and Senegal, to discuss democracy and economic opportunities with President Obama is causing a stir. Critics say that president Obama is likely [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 March 2013 Three years ago, the Sierra Leone Telegraph called for the privatisation of the management of facilities at the country’s international Airport. Crime, corruption, low staff morale and disrepair, had made the airport unwelcoming and unsafe for passengers. (Photo: Lungi Airport under refurbishment). Although president [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 March 2013 The end of the war in Sierra Leone in 2001, saw the introduction of a plethora of initiatives and strategies aimed at building and consolidating the peace. But perhaps the most profound of policies aimed at returning the country to a democratically governed [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 March 2013 With a strong fiscal and monetary policy management and governance performance last year, the Rwandan government is showing that it is prepared to take difficult and painful decisions to get the country out of poverty. The latest IMF figures show that poverty in [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 March 2013 Whilst President Obama is today busy looking for ways to positively engage with Black Africa, the Chinese are busy counting their profits and looking for ways to further expand their economic and political interests in the continent. Has president Obama missed the boat? [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 March 2013 Report from the White House says that the leaders of four African nations will meet with President Barack Obama next week in Washington. The meeting, which takes place on 28 March 2013, will include Presidents- Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, Macky Sall [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 March 2013 In November last year, the British Foreign Office announced the appointment of Mr. Peter West, as the new British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone. He has replaced Ian Hughes. Receiving the new High Commissioner at State House this week, president Koroma said: “We aim [Read More]
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