Economy & Business

Dangote calls on Africa to keep its capital at home as industrialization takes centre stage at Unstoppable Africa

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2026: Africa must stop sending its capital abroad and start investing in its own industrial future, Aliko Dangote, President and CEO of Dangote Group, told global business leaders at Unstoppable Africa 2026 yesterday, as he set out an ambitious vision for African industrialization backed by [Read More]

Economy & Business

AfDB and GCERF join forces to strengthen prevention, resilience and development investment in Africa

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2026: The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) have signed a Letter of Intent to establish a framework for closer cooperation, aligning community-led prevention efforts with development investment in fragile and conflict-affected settings across Africa. The Letter of [Read More]

Economy & Business

President of Kenya convenes committee to advance Africa’s common position ahead of 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) in Antalya

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2026: Yesterday, at the Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union to the United Nations in New York, and on the margins of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly,  William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Coordinator of the Committee [Read More]

Economy & Business

World’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer partners with Spiro to accelerate electric mobility across Africa

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 September 2026: Spiro, Africa’s leading electric mobility company, has signed a partnership with Yadea, the world’s leading manufacturer of electric two-wheelers, to scale accessible and sustainable electric transport across Africa. The strategic partnership combines Yadea’s global manufacturing and R&D capabilities with Spiro’s operational network and battery-swapping [Read More]

Economy & Business

One Dollar a week – In the Central African Republic, women are growing their projects and their hopes

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 September 2026: In Mobaye, Central African Republic, women are gradually turning their savings into projects for themselves and their families. Business, agriculture, livestock farming or their children’s education, the choices are theirs. When Henriette Yambata received 38,000 CFA francs (approximately USD 67) after several months of [Read More]