Economy & Business

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 February 2020: Last Friday, the African Development Bank called on development finance institutions, NGOs, farmer cooperatives, and the private sector to develop more effective financing solutions for Africa’s fertilizer value chains. The Bank’s call to action came during the Argus Africa Fertilizer Conference held on 19 [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 February 2020: African leaders are planning to put women front and centre of efforts to drive the continent’s economic growth, through a game-changing $100 million fund that will invest in women fund managers and also provide technical assistance. The launch of the African Women Leadership Fund [Read More]

Sadia Mariatu Sannoh – Webb: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 February 2020: Having just watched the video clip below, posted by an intelligent black African, explaining in very simple language why Africa’s economic systems are lagging behind others; as black people, we should brush off what white racist say about black [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 February 2020: As the economic downturn in Sierra Leone continues to worsen, questions are being asked about the government’s rationale for terminating or suspending mining contracts that have in the last few years, helped in boosting export revenue and GDP, especially as the government is now [Read More]

Austine Luseni: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 February 2020: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Energy, Alhaji Kanja Sesay led a high-level delegation of his ministry officials and the country’s electricity generation and distribution agencies on a nationwide tour of Transco Manor River electricity grid facilities that are being constructed across the country. [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 February 2020: The Deputy Manager of Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC) Francis Lahai, told journalists in Freetown last Friday, that the company needs about one billion dollars to achieve its target of adequately supplying clean drinking water across the capital. Speaking from his Guma Headquarters in [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 February 2020: The first accused in the corruption trial involving three National Revenue Authority (NRA) officers in Sierra Leone – Abubakarr Sidikie Kamara, is now on the run. A news update tweeted this morning by the ACC boss – Francis Ben Kaifala, says that although Abubakarr [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 February 2020: Last Thursday, 13th February, Central Bank Governors of the six West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) member countries and the Governor of the Central Bank of French Speaking West Africa (BCEAO), met in Freetown, Sierra Leone to discuss issues relating to the implementation of the [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 February 2020: Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has this week, charged a second group of public officials to court for corruption, signifying the Commission’s resolve and determination to successfully investigate and prosecute those illegally making a living out of public funds. Today, the ACC said that [Read More]