Economy & Business

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 February 2022: Africa’s leading independent telecommunications services provider, Phase3 Telecom strengthens the call for efforts targeted at stimulating ICT infrastructure development on the continent Phase3 Telecom, Africa’s leading independent aerial fibre optic network infrastructure and telecommunications services provider, has called for enhanced partnership of stakeholders in [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 February 2022: The European Union Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Pauliina Urpilainen, has confirmed that European Union (EU), will support Sierra Leone with €245 million grant for four years, according to State House Media and Communications Unit in Freetown. The confirmation of Grant support was made [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 February 2022: Yesterday, Thursday 17 February, President Dr Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone spoke about sustainable ways of achieving long term development in his country, as one of four keynote speakers at this year’s EU-AU Summit. Other speakers were President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique, Prime [Read More]

Mohamed Amara Gando: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 February 2022: While the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) government has been making efforts to chase out blackout from some parts of the country, one area that is still plunged in pitch darkness is the Lungi International Airport area where some residents, including [Read More]

Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 February 2022: While digital media continues to find new consumers all over the world, in many parts of the African continent, radio still dominates. It is certainly Africa’s most accessible source of news, particularly for those living in remote areas. According to an Afrobarometer [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 February 2022: The coalition for a sustainable and inclusive recovery of the private sector, an international group of 20 development finance institutions that came together in 2020, today announced commitments of over $5.55 billion of financing to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Africa between [Read More]

John OMO: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 February 2022: In a continent that grapples with limited ICT infrastructure and access to internet and digital technologies, radio remains the leading communication medium in Africa with the highest audience and the widest geographical coverage catering to roughly 800 million Africans that remain offline [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 February 2022: World Bank Regional Vice President for Western and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana will arrive in  Sierra Leone today, as part of his official tour of West Africa. This will be Mr. Diagana’s first trip to the country since assuming his current position in July [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 February 2022: African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina told African leaders that the most important lesson of the Covid-19 pandemic for Africa is the need to build a defense mechanism against external shocks, especially in healthcare and financial security. “Investing in health is investing [Read More]