Economy & Business

Gates Foundation announces new commitment for smallholder farmers on the frontlines of extreme weather

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 November 2025: Announced at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, where leaders are emphasizing locally driven adaptation, the four-year, $1.4 billion investment will expand access to innovations that help farmers across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia adapt to extreme weather. In these regions, where food security and livelihoods [Read More]

Economy & Business

World Bank approves new financing to enhance climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 November 2025: The World Bank Board of Directors last week approved an additional grant of $18.34 million to support Sierra Leone in enhancing biodiversity protection, environmental sustainability, and climate change resilience. This funding, provided through the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) under the Global Environment Facility [Read More]

Economy & Business

The AI revolution – A way forward

Deodat Maharaj: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 November 2025: Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing our world. It has helped a few companies in developed countries set record-breaking profits. This week, Nvidia, a leading US AI company, hit a market value of USD5 trillion. Nvidia, together with the other six technology [Read More]

Economy & Business

AI, data and cloud in focus as South African business, technology leaders gather

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 October 2025: South Africa’s business leaders, technology experts, and SAP partners gathered in Johannesburg today to explore how cloud, data, and AI innovations are reshaping the enterprise landscape and unlocking new growth opportunities for businesses. Nazia Pillay, Managing Director: Southern Africa at SAP, said South African [Read More]

Economy & Business

Open Startup launches third cohort of GROW Program to help African startups scale and raise funds 

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 October 2025: Open Startup (OST) announces the launch of GROW 3.0, the third cohort of its flagship Investment Readiness Program designed to empower advanced African startups to scale their businesses and secure funding. Now in its third cohort, GROW reflects continuous learning and iteration. With each [Read More]