Economy & Business

Gbenga Oyebode: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 09 December 2024: For decades, Africa has grappled with a legacy of colonialism, political instability, and uneven economic development, leading to perceptions of the continent as one in need of external assistance and causing the label ‘the Dark Continent’ to take on a new connotation. [Read More]

Paul van Zijl: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 09 December 2024: Paul van Zijl, Group CEO at Starsight Energy believes it is. He maintains that we must apply a contextual lens and move away from all-or-nothing thinking, employing a holistic, phased and sustainable approach to the continent’s energy mix. This is what [Read More]

Siera Leone Telegraph: 09 December 2024: Africa’s urban population will triple in the next 25 years and African countries will need to invest up to 5.5 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) in urban development if they are to avoid rapid growth of shanty towns. This was the conclusion [Read More]

Deodat Maharaj: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 09 December 2024: Africa, the world’s youngest continent is brimming with creativity, talent and innovation. With more than 60% of its population under the age of 25, Africa’s youth are fueling entrepreneurship and job creation across the region. Over the past five years, the number [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 December 2024: Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia, has issued three critical Executive Orders aimed at fostering economic growth, enhancing national infrastructure, and supporting key state-owned enterprises. These Executive Orders represent the President’s commitment to addressing urgent national priorities and ensuring sustainable [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 November 2024: The Abidjan-Lagos corridor highway will link the cities of five major West African countries by 2030, and is set to become a powerful economic and industrial hub courtesy of the Spatial Development Initiative promoted by the African Development Bank (AfDB). This 1,028-kilometre transnational coastal [Read More]

Lawrence Williams: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 November 2024: Ecobank has agreed to a “settlement agreement” to refund $1.5 million to the Sierra Leone government, paving the way for the dismissal of all corruption charges against the bank, the Anti-Corruption Commission said on Wednesday. The commission said it will offer no [Read More]

Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 November 2024: In a bold move to address mounting public concerns, the Ghanaian government released a comprehensive audit report in May 2024 on its contentious revenue assurance contract with Strategic Mobilization Ghana Ltd (SML). The disclosure came after months of public outcry and [Read More]

Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 November 2024: The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC), has announced the lifting of the suspension on the transportation of timber logs, signalling a major shift in the regulation of one of the country’s most contentious [Read More]