Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 June 2022: A Vietnamese delegation to Sierra Leone held discussions yesterday with President Dr Julius Maada Bio in Freetown, and expressed desire and interest in building a stronger partnership with the country. In March this year, President Bio was in Hanoi, the capital city of the [Read More]
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]
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]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 May 2022: When Capitol Food, the makers of Sierra Juice, piloted a new street and small vendor programme as part of their marketing mix, the company created the opportunity for 140 officially registered vendors in Freetown to expand their businesses and boost their incomes. Before introducing [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 May 2022: Last week, the Government of Japan and the United Nations WFP signed an agreement for a contribution of US$3.85 million toward WFP in Sierra Leone. The grant is for strengthening agricultural value chains Kambia, Kenema, Koinadugu, Moyamba, Pujehun and Tonkolili districts of Sierra Leone. [Read More]
Kingsley Ighobor: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 May 2022: Ambassador Maria de Jesus dos Reis Ferreira was appointed in February 2018 as the Permanent Representative of Angola to the UN, the first woman to hold the position. Among other issues, she has focused on peace and security in Africa and has echoed her [Read More]
Siera Leone Telegraph: 26 May 2022: Kingho Mining Company, a subsidiary of Leone Rock Metals has paid 5.3 billion Leones into the accounts of the Sierra Leone government’s Community Development Agreement (CDA) Fund. Commenting on Kingho Mining Company’s contribution, President Bio said that this is a bold step in supporting [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 May 2022: The 2022 Forum Facts & Figures, ‘The Road to COP27: Making Africa’s Case in the Climate Debate’, highlights the need for greater consideration of Africa’s specific position within the global debate on climate change. Launching exactly six months ahead of COP27 in Egypt, and [Read More]
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]
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