Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 December 2022: Last Thursday, 15th December 2022, President Bio of Sierra Leone met with US President Joe Biden in the Wite House as part of the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit organised by the US Government. The visit comes despite critics of President Bio calling on President Biden [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 December 2022: Thanks to UK-government funded initiative – Invest Salone, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Sierra Leone are receiving invaluable support, aimed at improving investment and export readiness, productivity and competitiveness. Following initial assessments conducted earlier this summer, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 December 2022: Last week, 14 companies from Sierra Leone’s fashion and textiles industry took part in an introductory workshop on international marketing. Some of the topics covered included – the creation of lookbooks, pricing strategies for export, as well as harnessing their collective purchasing power to [Read More]
Harry Kemble (Travel Weekly): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 December 2022: A group of tour operators have started a week-long familiarisation trip funded by the UK government in Sierra Leone. Tour operators – including UK-based Native Eye, Naturetrek Reef and Rainforest Tours and Large Minority – were all welcomed on Monday [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 December 2022: The World Bank announced last week that is has approved the Second Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Development Policy Financing (DPF), with a $100 million grant which it says will support the Government of Sierra Leone to improve natural resource governance, enhance inclusiveness, and strengthen [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 December 2022: United States Ambassador David Reimer last week provided funding, totaling USD 40,000 to eight Sierra Leonean led community organizations that work to improve economic and social conditions at the local level. The funds will support projects in seven districts in the east, west, north, [Read More]
Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 November 2022: I am thrilled to report the successful return of a delegation from Freetown City Council (FCC) and central government (the Ministry of Transport and Aviation and the Ministry of Finance) who were hosted by the City of Medellin on a [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 November 2022: At the Freetown International Conference Centre yesterday Tuesday, President Julius Maada Bio addressed over 500 final year students, graduates and young entrepreneurs from across the country, who took part in a three-day career fair. He challenged them to be innovative and focused. “I am [Read More]
Babatunde Ahonsi: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 November 2022: Sierra Leone is among the 10 per cent of countries in the world that are most vulnerable to the adverse consequences of climate change, and presently one of the least able to cope with the effects. Unpredictable weather patterns, severe flooding, mudslides, [Read More]
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