Economy & Business

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2026: Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s infrastructure solutions provider, received a record 13 industry honours at the recent EMEA Finance Awards, recognising transactions advancing energy security, connectivity, industrialisation and long-term capital mobilisation across Africa. Among the award-winning transactions was AFC’s financing for the Dangote [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2026: The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Subregional Office for Central Africa and the African Centre for Statistics, is providing technical support to Cameroon in the development of energy accounts. In partnership with the National Institute of Statistics (NIS) of Cameroon [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2026: The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, together with the Ministry of Technical and Vocational Education, Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation, the European Union, and Expertise France, officially announced the completion of the National Framework for Enhancing Graduates’ Employability in Libya, establishing a [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 June 2026: The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) is pleased to announce the entry of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) into its shareholding, marking a major milestone in the Bank’s history and a significant step in the implementation of its transformation agenda. Following [Read More]

Mahmud Tim Kargbo: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 June 2026: A country’s economic progress is often determined by the strength of the infrastructure that supports its ambitions. Behind every growing economy are systems that ensure businesses can operate, industries can expand and citizens can access essential services without unnecessary disruption. In [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 June 2026: The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE Africa), marking a significant step toward strengthening technical collaboration, knowledge transfer and innovation across Africa’s energy industry. The agreement formalizes a strategic partnership between [Read More]

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]