Abu Bakarr Jalloh Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 August 2017 The income gap between educated people and those who cannot read nor write, has widened considerably in Sierra Leone since the country gained independence from Britain in 1961. The fast-increasing majority of people with no formal education have resulted in low [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 August 2017 Last year, president Koroma of Sierra Leone was accused of money laundering in offshore financial accounts, and investments in some of the largest companies in the country as shareholder. In particular, evidence emerged naming president Koroma as one of the non-executive directors of the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 August 2017 The debate about Sierra Leone’s ability to compete among other economies in the sub-region has begun. And it was ignited by a seemingly innocuous statement, made by one of the country’s main contenders for the 2018 presidency – Dr Kandeh Yumkella. Speaking last week [Read More]
Abdul Malik Bangura Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 August 2017 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of QCELL Mobile Network has assured that his mobile company is coming to Sierra Leone to compete in a very healthy manner. Mr. Mohamed Jah who was speaking to newsmen on Friday 4th August, 2017, at his [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 August 2017 Can West African countries become more prosperous by adopting the use of a single currency and fostering a closer, integrated and single economic union? Some economists believe that many countries in the West African region that are classed as ‘natural resource rich – but [Read More]
Victor Mengot Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 July 2017 It is ironic that Freetown which is one of the first planned city in British West Africa is now becoming a massive urban sprawl. This due to a history of neglect by various municipal leaders since independence. What is urgently needed is [Read More]
Victor Mengot Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 July 2017 The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a laudable approach to enhance a people-centred development and the relief of poverty. As a continuation of the policies enshrined in its predecessor – the Millennium Development Goals, the SDGs now include a vital missing [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2017 Since coming to power in 2007 with a new dogma and promise to ‘run Sierra Leone like a business’, president Koroma is far from translating this promise into a viable programme for development. His time has now almost run out, as he prepares to [Read More]
Dennis Kabatto Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 July 2017 Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Momodu Kargbo said Tuesday that the government of Sierra Leone considers extreme poverty as a prevalence of injustice and a serious threat to national security. He made the comment at a three day ministerial meeting of [Read More]
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