Economy & Business

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 October 2025: The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a new Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Sierra Leone for 2025–2030, committing approximately $500 million over the next five years to foster sustainable economic growth, strengthen resilience to fragility, and promote [Read More]

Yusuf Bangura (Switzerland): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 October 2025: Very insightful piece! Trump and Biden foolishly thought the cards for global technological dominance were in US hands. They forgot that the US had long ceded to China control of the basic resources that power technological innovation in modern economies—rare earths. [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 October 2025: Last Thursday, members of Sierra Leone’s Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Local Government and Community Affairs and the Director of Surveys from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning, conducted a joint site visit at Tower Hill and Ojuku in the east end of [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 October 2025: Goya by Yango, the premium ride-hailing option designed to elevate the everyday ride experience in Abidjan and integrated within the Yango SuperApp, is proud to announce an exclusive collaboration with Kente Gentlemen, a premium fashion brand celebrating Ivorian craftsmanship. This partnership brings the artistry [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 September 2025: The United Kingdom has announced that it will host the 17th Replenishment pledging session of the African Development Fund (ADF)in December. The session will bring together development partners to agree on contributions for the ADF’s 2026-2028 cycle. (Photo: A worker of quality service international [Read More]

Mahmud Tim Kargbo: 5 October 2025: The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning has observed that sections of the public have misinterpreted the notice accompanying Government Notice No. 371, published in the Sierra Leone Gazette, Vol. CLXVI, No. 73, on Thursday 28 August 2025. (Photo above: Lands minister – [Read More]

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 October 2025: “Couldn’t place a call. Make sure your device has internet connection and try again”. (WhatsApp call). “The number you’re calling is either switched off or outside coverage area” (Direct phone call). These are two of the most annoying and frustrating responses you [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 September 2025: Artificial intelligence spending will keep the US and the global economy out of recession next year and remain the single biggest investment story of 2026, predicts Nigel Green, CEO of global financial advisory deVere Group. “AI investment is rewriting the economic outlook,” he says. [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 September 2025: Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said last Monday that a US-mediated peace deal signed with Rwanda in June has not calmed fighting in eastern Congo, though he thanked President Donald Trump for attempting to end the conflict. On June 27, US mediators [Read More]