Economy & Business

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2018: Air travellers to Sierra Leone and Liberia have been hit by report from KLM that it is cutting its services to both countries. The Dutch carrier has made this decision in order to add new flight service to the American city of Las Vegas. [Read More]

Anthony Abdul Karim Kamara, Jnr: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 September 2018: The Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) Summit has ended in Kigali, with the clarion call for the international community to do more to ensure that Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 7) – “Access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 September 2018: Population growth is a controversial topic in Africa because it’s been linked with colonial and racist policies in the past. Now that human rights are at the centre of the conversation about family planning, it’s time to address the issue, argues Alex Ezeh in [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 September 2018: A senior official at the State Department in the United States of America has confirmed to the Global Times that the Trump administration will “seriously consider” any request for extradition coming from “the appropriate authorities in Freetown”. The source at the American embassy confirmed [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 September 2018: “No country can possibly move forward in the 21st century if it leaves half of its talent on the sidelines,” African Development President, Akinwumi Adesina told delegates at the launch of FinDev Canada, in Montreal, while making the Bank’s case for supporting women. FinDev [Read More]

Anthony Abdul Karim Kamara Jnr: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 September 2018: Over 90 participants from more than 30 countries are arriving at the Rwandan Capital City of Kigali as part of efforts by the Climate Investment Funds to bring countries together to discuss issues and challenges related to the design [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 September 2018: Forty-nine of Africa’s 55 countries have signed the framework for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to create a single continental market for goods and services, with free and unfettered movement of businesspeople and investments. When at least 22 countries ratify it, the [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 September 2018: The African Development Bank Group has extended a loan of €84 million to Cameroon to support livestock and fish production in the central African country, in line with the Bank’s strategies to create jobs and raise household incomes. The loan, approved by the Bank’s [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 September 2018: The partnership between Orange and MainOne Company will provide for the construction and installation of two new branches and stations Orange and MainOne Cable Company are pleased to announce that they have signed an agreement allowing for a major investment by Orange in the [Read More]