Economy & Business

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2025: President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to developing vital infrastructure, announcing the launch of extensive road construction and rehabilitation projects across the Western North Region. This will be carried out under his flagship ‘Big Push Infrastructure Programme’, a $10 billion initiative [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2025: The first Africa-London business summit will be held next year, Sir Sadiq Khan has announced during a trade mission to the continent, the BBC reports. The mayor said the summit will be hosted in London with the aim of tapping into the “huge economic [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2025: The World Bank Board of Directors approved the Second Kenya Social and Economic Inclusion Project (KSEIP2) which will strengthen the country’s social protection systems and scale up safety net support to twelve million citizens, including elderly, women, adolescents, children and other age specific vulnerable [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2025: Donald Trump’s looming tariff strike on the European Union—expected to impose sweeping levies of up to 30%—is not just a geopolitical flashpoint, but a macroeconomic shockwave, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and asset management organizations. “Trump’s tariff [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2025: The 2025 edition of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) Intellectual Property (IP) Journalists’ Awards is now open for entries. The competition calls for journalists from the 22 ARIPO Member States who report on the innovation and IP narratives. It recognizes the work [Read More]

Siera Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2025: A new report published last week by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), says that Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) minister – Guy Loando and his wife controlled over a third of the shares of a newly formed company that won a [Read More]

Liu Chen Beijing: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 June 2025: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to create significant value across sectors, and global economy has an opportunity to achieve leapfrog development on this transformative technology. McKinsey estimates that gen AI could add $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion to the global economy [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 June 2025: Speaking at the USA Africa Summit 2025 in Luanda, AU Commission Chairperson – Mahmoud Ali Youssouf reaffirmed Africa’s commitment to a bold and equal partnership with the United States, stating, “We’re not seeking aid, but building co-created solutions.” He noted that with 1.3 billion [Read More]

Nosakhale Akhimien (Channels TV): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2025: The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged West African leaders to dismantle trade barriers, reduce costs, and think regionally to unlock the subregion’s $500 billion economic potential and secure prosperity for its young and growing [Read More]