Economy & Business

EU and Ireland provide 1.5 Million Euros  to help tackle COVID-19 across districts in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 July 2020: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Francis Kai-Kai yesterday Tuesday, launched the “Team Europe Initiative” aimed at supporting decentralized COVID-19 response in Sierra Leone. The “Team Europe Initiative” will support and strengthen Sierra Leone’s response in the most vulnerable communities. Both [Read More]

Economy & Business

World Bank approves $30 million IDA grant to boost agriculture in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 July 2020: The World Bank Board of Executive Directors, on Tuesday approved a $30 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to support agricultural productivity and access to markets for smallholder farmer-agribusiness in Sierra Leone. According to the World Bank; “This additional financing for the Smallholder Commercialization [Read More]

Economy & Business

A move towards online exams gathers pace in Africa

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 July 2020: Learning-software company signs partnership deal that enables remote, paperless examinations. New Leaf Technologies, which provides best-of-breed learning software and services to corporations, training companies and educational institutions throughout Africa and the Middle East, is collaborating with Cirrus Assessment, which offers remote exam creation and [Read More]