Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 January 2017 President Koroma has made his first visit to Israel since becoming president in 2007, and in less than fifteen months before leaving office. (Photo: Courtesy of epa). His visit to Israel is as symbolic as it is historic. But policy analysts are questioning why [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 December 2016 Two weeks ago – 6th of December, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed its sixth review of Sierra Leone’s performance, under the economic program supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement it had signed with the government. Its [Read More]
Jamie Hitchen (Africa Research Institute) Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 December 2016 As Sierra Leone struggles with the aftermath of the devastating Ebola epidemic, it must fight fires on several fronts: as well as being one of the most corrupt countries in Africa, it is facing an acute cash shortage and [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 December 2016 Sierra Leone’s social media went viral last week, when a story about alleged government’s plans to impose a 25% tax on all remittances sent to families and friends in Sierra Leone by Sierra Leoneans living abroad, was published. (Photo: Can the hand of the [Read More]
John Baimba Sesay – CHINA Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 December 2016 President Ernest Bai Koroma today, 6th of December, 2016, ended a week-long visit to the People’s Republic of China. The core of the visit was to express Sierra Leone’s appreciation and thanks to China for their timely intervention in [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 December 2016 After much debate about the longterm future of Lungi airport – Sierra Leone’s international airport, and the construction of a new airport funded by a $400 million loan from the Chinese, there has been speculation and doubts about the continuation of a ferry service [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 December 2016 Less than 12% of households in Sierra Leone have access to electricity supply, and even less so among the country’s rural poor. But this week’s announcement by the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the UK government’s Department for International Development (DFID – [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 December 2016 Sierra Leone’s President Koroma has said, despite the difficulties that the country is faced with, his government will remain focused to its transformation drive and not allowed to be distracted. President Ernest Bai Koroma spoke on Wednesday, 30th November, 2016, at the Sierra Leone [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 November 2016 President Koroma and key ministers are in China this week to appeal directly and personally to the Chinese political leadership, especially president Xi Jinping. They desperately need help – and they need it fast. Sierra Leone is at risk of falling apart, due to [Read More]
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