Economy & Business

African Energy Chamber: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 September 2021: Ahead of African Energy Week organized by the African Energy Chamber in partnership with South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, we examine the work of President Ali Bongo on an inclusive energy transition. It describes the status of his [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 September 2021: With support from the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and other partners, the Ugandan government has launched the last-mile connectivity component under the Uganda Rural Electricity Access Project in Iganga in the eastern Luuka District. The objective of the project is to provide reliable and [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 September 2021: “The world has the resources to end hunger,” African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina said in a message on the first day of the United Nations Food Systems Summit. Convened by UN Secretary General António Guterres, the event is billed by its [Read More]

Zacharia Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 September 2021: Minister of Energy, Alhaji Kanja Sesay, has formally unveiled the Joint Field Task Force today, 21st September 2021,  in the conference room of the Ministry of Information and Communications at Youyi Building, Freetown. At a special press briefing,  the Minister of Energy [Read More]

Miguel Artacho: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 September 2021: In order to prepare for a decade that will undoubtedly transform modern-day Senegal, the Administration of  President Macky Sall has been working on a number of new large-scale infrastructure, transportation, civil aviation and maritime logistics projects For centuries Senegal has been an [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 September 2021: Small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are impacted disproportionately by climate change, poverty, and undernutrition, yet a new report shows many remain optimistic about the future of farming. Of the thousands of farmers taking part in the four-country survey, two-thirds believe their children can succeed [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 September 2021: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Francis Kai-Kai last Friday addressed the Ministerial Meeting of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) that seeks to overcome structural challenges in order to eradicate poverty, achieve internationally agreed development goals – including the SDGs, and enable [Read More]

Miguel Artacho: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 September 2021: Although The Gambia is actively exploring offshore areas to tap into hydrocarbons potential and aims to position itself as one of the new oil producing countries in the MSGBC Basin; by no means is fossil fuel development the only area in which [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 September 2021: Minister of State in the office of the Vice President, Mrs Francess Piagie Algalie on Wednesday presented a report on the country’s food systems to President Dr Julius Maada Bio, noting that they have worked collaboratively with several partners to ensure the recommendations can [Read More]