Economy & Business

ECOWAS Commission visits INNOSON® vehicle assembly plant in Nigeria

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 September 2025: ECOWAS Commission conducted a follow-up mission to the Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company (IVM) in Anambra State, Nigeria, on September 3, 2025, to assess Nigeria’s progress in implementing its National Automotive Industry Development Plan, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. [Read More]

Economy & Business

UN Climate Week kicks off in Addis Ababa to boost solutions and speed up real-world climate actions

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 September 2025: Yesterday marked the start of Climate Week – a milestone United Nations event to boost real-world climate solutions, and advance crucial climate issues, ahead the COP30 global climate conference in Brazil, this November. Climate Week will bring together governments, financiers including development banks, businesses, [Read More]

Economy & Business

ECOWAS Commission President – Dr. Omar Alieu Touray holds talks with UN’s Deputy Secretary-General 

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 August 2025: On Monday, 25th August 2025, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, received the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed at the ECOWAS Commission headquarters in Abuja, where they discussed bilateral cooperation and priority challenges affecting development in West Africa. [Read More]

Economy & Business

Petrobras to return to Nigeria: A new era for Africa-Brazil energy cooperation

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 August 2025: The African Energy Chamber (AEC) says it welcomes the announcement of Petrobras’s imminent return to Nigeria, marking a transformative step in Africa-Brazil energy cooperation. Five years after halting its joint venture operations, the Brazilian state-owned oil company is set to re-enter the Nigerian market, [Read More]

Economy & Business

Boosting trade in the world’s Least Developed Countries – The power of technology

Deodat Maharaj: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 August 2025: Artificial intelligence and the use of frontier technologies are already transforming trade and boosting prosperity, particularly for developed, and some developing countries. This ranges from digital exchange of documents, the digitalisation of trade processes and leveraging online platforms to fast-track cross-border trade. [Read More]

Economy & Business

UN Climate Adaptation Expo in Zambia concludes with urgent call for more finance to save lives and economies

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 August 2025: The largest annual climate adaptation event has concluded in Lusaka, Zambia, with an urgent call for scaled up investment to save lives, lift living standards and boost economic growth. NAP Expo 2025 focused on strengthening countries’ capacity to advance National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) ahead [Read More]