Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 April 2022: Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been named the 2022 winner of the Africa Road Builders–Babacar Ndiaye Trophy. The prize is awarded to leading figures in Africa who have demonstrated their commitment to the development of transport infrastructure on the continent. The selection committee [Read More]
Kingsley Ighobor: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 April 2022: As we celebrate Women’s Day this March, the Permanent Representative of South Africa to the UN Ambassador Mathu Joyini (Photo above) says Africa needs to be deliberate in creating opportunities for women. Ambassador Mathu Joyini began her role as the Permanent Representative of [Read More]
Kingsley Ighobor: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 April 2022: Were it not for the current Ukraine crisis, the Sixth European Union–African Union Summit held in Brussels from 17-18 February would likely still be on the front burner of geopolitical conversations. The much-hyped relations reset event lived up to its billing: 40 [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 April 2022: Oceans, rivers and lakes play an essential role in the lives of millions in Africa. Blue economy could contribute up to $1.5 trillion to the global economy if effectively and sustainably managed. For Africa Renewal, Finbarr Toesland interviewed Mika Odido (Photo above), the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 April 2022: A delegation of International Monetary Fund economic assessors are in Sierra Leone to review the Bio-led government’s performance in managing the country’s economy, as the government struggles to meet its financial obligations. Thousands of public sector workers have gone without pay for several months, [Read More]
Charné Hundermark: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 April 2022: Located in the southern Nzérékoré region of Guinea-Conakry, the Simandou mine holds the largest deposits of high-grade iron ore in the world – an essential element for the production of steel. With the potential of producing up to 150 million tons of [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 April 2022: Data journalists, researchers, African citizens, civil society organisations and all those interested in the benchmarking of public governance in Africa are invited to explore the updated Ibrahim Index Data Portal from the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The Data Portal is an interactive presentation of the [Read More]
National Grand Coalition Party (NGC): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 April 2022: Exactly four years ago yesterday in the Republic of Sierra Leone, there was peaceful transition from the All Peoples Congress regime to the Sierra Leone Peoples Party Government led by His Excellency Brig. Rtd. Julius Maada Bio. The destiny [Read More]
Sheriff Mahmud Ismail: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 April 2022: Another fire, another slum in Freetown, yet another painful reminder of governance failure. This time, under the Congo Cross Bridge. At the ungodly hour of 4am, Monday March 4, the people in that underprivileged ‘Belgium’ community, like their compatriots at Kolleh [Read More]
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