Economy & Business

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 June 2026: Over 100 governments, businesses and civil society organizations announced 320 new commitments valued at $6.4 billion to advance ocean conservation, sustainable fisheries, climate resilience and the blue economy at the 2026 Our Ocean Conference, which concluded today in Mombasa, Kenya. The conference marked a [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 June 2026: A controversial proposed agreement that would have handed sweeping tax concessions to the biggest importer of oil to Sierra Leone, Aminata & Sons Limited, has been derailed by lawmakers following an outcry over its fiscal impact. The decision blocks a move that MPs warned [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 June 2026: Nigeria’s vice president Senator Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria’s ambition of building a one-trillion-dollar economy is driven by enterprise, investment, and coordinated reforms across all levels of government. He particularly identified Lagos State as the clearest demonstration of how subnational leadership can accelerate national [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph:10 June 2026: The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has announced that its President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr George Agyekum Donkor, has been named as the recipient of the Distinguished African Development Finance Leadership Award – Regional Integration & Economic Transformation at [Read More]

Dr. Doma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 05 June 2026: Sometimes the truth is bitter but if we refuse to face it, we can never solve it. A recent survey on the economic situation in Sierra Leone paints a very worrying picture. The findings show what ordinary Sierra Leoneans already know from [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 05 June 2026: The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Executive Directors yesterday endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Uganda, a 10-year strategy (2026-2035) designed to accelerate a private sector-led economic transformation and expand opportunities for the country’s rapidly growing population. The CPF, developed in [Read More]

Deji Elumoye (ARISE NEWS): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 04 June 2026: President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday hailed the growing impact of Ministry of Finance Incorporated Real Estate Investment Fund (MREIF), which had delivered N128 billion in affordable mortgages to 1,859 Nigerian families across 25 states under the Renewed Hope Agenda. The [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 04 June 2026: The 52nd Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC) officially opened yesterday, 3 June 2026, at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The session precedes the 49th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 8th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (MYCM) [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 June 2026: Against the skyline of Africa’s diplomatic capital, with the sun setting over the Ethiopian highlands, the inaugural Africa CMO 100 (ACMO100) celebration brought together marketing and brand leaders from across the continent and diaspora on the rooftop terrace of the Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa. [Read More]