Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 August 2018: The African tech sector is dominated by men, despite mounting evidence that women entrepreneurs are high achievers. Why are African women finding it difficult to engage in tech startups? Fibarr Toesland examines the barriers women face in business. On the surface, sub-Saharan Africa boasts [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 August 2018: As China’s Africa conference – FOCAC, gets underway in Beijing, African leaders will no doubt be pinning their ears back to take note of the huge promises being made by British Prime Minister Theresa May to increase Britain’s economic interests and partnership with Africa. [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 August 2018: After just five months in office, the elected SLPP president Julius Maada Bio and the country’s Anti-Corruption Czar – Francis Ben Kaifala, are beginning to make life difficult for those involved in corruption at all levels of public life in the country. They are [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 August 2018: Innovators across Sierra Leone are being encouraged to send application to enter a competition, which will see millions of Leones in prize money being won by successful candidates. The call for application is part of the Africa Science Week initiative, targeting innovators with sound [Read More]
Development Pathfinders LLC: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 August 2018: An Africa-focused development think tank – Development Pathfinders, in collaboration with several co-sponsors, including the Metropolitan College of New York and the United African Congress is organizing an investment conference on Sierra Leone. The event is scheduled to take place on [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 August 2018: Newly appointed Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone – Professor Kelfala Morana Kallon, whose appointment by president Bio is yet to be approved by parliament, is under no illusion about the enormity of the task ahead. Sierra Leone’s currency – the Leone has [Read More]
Emmanuel I. Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 August 2018: The newly appointed Commissioner General of the National Revenue Authority (NRA), Dr. Samuel Jibao last Thursday, 16th August 2018, told reporters that under his administration as Commissioner General, NRA raises an average of fifty-one billion Leones in taxes every two days. [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 August 2018: On her first visit to the West African nation of Cote d’Ivoire, Canada’s Minister of International Development – Marie-Claude Bibeau and the President of the African Development Bank – Akinwumi Adesina, shared a common vision and commitment to the advancement of women and girls [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 August 2018: Just over a year ago, 18th July 2017, parliament of Sierra Leone, unanimously approved the appointment of Dr. Patrick Saidu Conteh by president Koroma, as the new Bank Governor of Sierra Leone, following the resignation of his predecessor, Dr. Kaifala Marah. Today, Dr. Patrick [Read More]
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