Economy & Business

New UNEP analysis estimates $66.8 billion needed annually for forest finance in tropical countries

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 September 2025: The Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP) – a focused effort of 34 governments committed to maintaining high-level political leadership on forests – two days ago launched the ‘Forest Finance Roadmap for Action’, in collaboration with the Government of Brazil and with support from [Read More]

Economy & Business

African countries urged to seize economic opportunities through new climate plans

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 September 2025: African governments are being encouraged to present their new national climate plans as opportunities to supercharge economies and boost living standards across the continent, as deadlines approach for all countries in the Paris Agreement to submit these plans. “Strong new national climate plans are [Read More]

Economy & Business

ECOWAS Commission visits INNOSON® vehicle assembly plant in Nigeria

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 September 2025: ECOWAS Commission conducted a follow-up mission to the Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company (IVM) in Anambra State, Nigeria, on September 3, 2025, to assess Nigeria’s progress in implementing its National Automotive Industry Development Plan, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. [Read More]

Economy & Business

UN Climate Week kicks off in Addis Ababa to boost solutions and speed up real-world climate actions

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 September 2025: Yesterday marked the start of Climate Week – a milestone United Nations event to boost real-world climate solutions, and advance crucial climate issues, ahead the COP30 global climate conference in Brazil, this November. Climate Week will bring together governments, financiers including development banks, businesses, [Read More]

Economy & Business

ECOWAS Commission President – Dr. Omar Alieu Touray holds talks with UN’s Deputy Secretary-General 

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 August 2025: On Monday, 25th August 2025, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, received the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed at the ECOWAS Commission headquarters in Abuja, where they discussed bilateral cooperation and priority challenges affecting development in West Africa. [Read More]

Economy & Business

Petrobras to return to Nigeria: A new era for Africa-Brazil energy cooperation

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 August 2025: The African Energy Chamber (AEC) says it welcomes the announcement of Petrobras’s imminent return to Nigeria, marking a transformative step in Africa-Brazil energy cooperation. Five years after halting its joint venture operations, the Brazilian state-owned oil company is set to re-enter the Nigerian market, [Read More]