Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 May 2020: Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), last Wednesday, filed indictment charges against Sahr Kemokai, former Head of Procurement at the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA), on nine counts of corruption offences. He was charged to court on three counts of abuse of office, contrary to [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 May 2020: The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of the 2020 intake of Ibrahim Leadership Fellows, who make up the programme’s ninth cohort. The incoming Fellows include Hainan Taifour (Sudan), who joins the International Trade Centre (ITC), Eliam Kadewele (Malawi), who joins [Read More]
Mohamed Majid Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 May 2020: Following our president, H.E. Julius Maada Bio’s address to the nation, as a patriotic Sierra Leonean living in Pennsylvania, United Sates of America (U.S.A.) – a neutralist, and a progressive, I thought that I should express my views. I commend the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 05 May 2020: “Noting the serious risk posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic, IMF Directors welcomed the decisive actions taken to protect the health of the population and to minimize potential economic spill overs.” That was the conclusion of a IMF review conducted in March 2020, of [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 05 May 2020: There will be no return to the “old normal,” governments must act to create a new economy and more jobs, says the UN. (Photo above: UN Deputy Secretary General – Amina J Mohammad). The urgent health crisis that is COVID-19 has created a historic [Read More]
Dr. Patricia Laverley: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 April 2020 This article is intended to highlight the recent achievements of the African Development Bank under President Akinwunmi Adesina, underscore the need for a smooth Presidential re-election, and highlight the contributions of the Bank to COVID-19 containment efforts across Africa. The current [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 April 2020: Leading off-grid utilities provider, Winch Energy, has unveiled the Winch Clinic, a mobile health facility fully powered by renewable energy. The new clinic has been designed to overcome the barriers of time, affordability and reliability, which can prevent vulnerable populations across the developing world from accessing [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 April 2020: Easy Solar, the leading solar company in Sierra Leone with more than 350,000 daily users, has announced the launch of an online sales portal that enables the purchase and delivery of solar and cooking products across the country. Easy Solar’s vision is to make [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 April 2020: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday announced that Sierra Leone is among a group of 25 poorest countries in the World to receive IMF loan repayment suspension for the next six months, to enable these countries respond to the deadly coronavirus pandemic. This decision [Read More]
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