Economy & Business

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 July 2025: The Freetown City Council (FCC) has announced a bold and comprehensive Central Business District (CBD) Regeneration and Beautification Project aimed at restoring order, improving sanitation, and enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of Sierra Leone’s capital city. Speaking at a press conference hosted by the [Read More]

Amin Kef: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 July 2025: The Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has concluded a community engagement with Sierra Leonean diaspora stakeholders in London, emphasizing his Government’s achievements and outlining key national priorities. The high-level meeting, held on July 25, 2025 [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 July 2025: The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank has committed a €6 million concessional finance package for the development of the 18 MW Dédougou Solar Power Plant in Burkina Faso, marking a significant milestone towards increasing the country’s energy [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 July 2025: The Continental Network for Women’s Business Associations in Africa (CONWOBAA) aimed at promoting intra-African trade, was officially unveiled at the inaugural Global SME Ministerial Meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa last week. The game-changing initiative – facilitated by the International Trade Centre (ITC) in [Read More]

John Baimba Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 July 2025: One can choose to keep old friends while still being intentional about making new ones. This reflects China’s approach to its relationship with the African continent, maintaining traditional partnerships while forging new, strategic alliances. The emergence of this Asian giant as [Read More]

Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2025: The question that has lingered in the minds of many Sierra Leoneans for far too long: what exactly does Sierra Leone produce that is needed by the world; that is bought by other nations; and truly sustain our economy besides blood [Read More]

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 July 2025: If a chick that will grow into a cock is spotted the very day it is hatched, then the signs are that Air Sierra Leone will be the answer to the long-suffering travellers to and from Sierra Leone.  The travails Sierra Leoneans [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 July 2025: Foreign aid is no longer a viable solution for Africa’s growing development needs. The continent’s annual Sustainable Development Goal financing shortfall has reached $1.3 trillion, and leaders are increasingly clear-eyed about the limits of donor-driven models. At a high-level session on the margins of [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 July 2025: The World Bank issued today the 2025 Equatorial Guinea Economic Update which analyses the country’s recent economic developments and outlook and highlights the importance of a comprehensive accounting of wealth and the role of human, physical, and natural capital in shaping sustainable growth and [Read More]