Economy & Business

World Bank approves $41 million to set up land administration system in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 June 2022: The World Bank on Thursday approved a $41.1 million International Development Association (IDA) grant “to support the establishment of an efficient and accessible land administration system in Sierra Leone.” The project, it says, will help strengthen the country’s legal and institutional framework in the [Read More]

Economy & Business

Sierra Leone’s population grew by almost 450, 000 to 7,541,641 but doubts remain as to the credibility of the figures

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 June 2022: Sierra Leone’s Chief Census Officer yesterday announced what he described as provisional results for the country’s 2021 Census that was conducted last year. The Chief Census Officer, who doubles as the Statistician-General of Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats-SL) – Professor Osman Sankoh said that Statistics [Read More]

Economy & Business

Mayor Aki-Sawyerr highlights the role of cities in addressing migration challenges

Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 May 2022: My participation at the United Nations International Migration Review Forum (“IMRF”) continued last week. Between Tuesday 17th May to Thursday 20th May I discussed with and presented to colleagues mayors, and representatives of national governments and international organizations in several [Read More]