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Civil society calls for Sierra Leone’s central bank governor to quit

January 24, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 January 2021: Sierra Leone has run out of its own currency – the Leone. The people are getting impatient and wary of government’s promise to make life better economically, amid rising inflation, falling value of the Leone that has lost over 30% of its value against [Read More]

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MIGA backs use of solar to power cell towers in Sierra Leone and Liberia

January 23, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 January 2021: MIGA, a member of the World Bank Group, has issued guarantees of up to US$25.6 million to Escotel Mauritius covering its investments in solar power generation in Liberia and Sierra Leone for a period of up to ten years. The MIGA guarantees provide protection [Read More]

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A big boost for Sierra Leone’s farming and agricultural capability

January 23, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 January 2021: The government of Sierra Leone has imported  2,410 agricultural equipment and 410 tractors for the 2021 national planting season. Last Thursday, President Bio visited the Ministry of Agriculture’s Central Storage facility in Kissy, east of the capital Freetown, where he inspected the range of [Read More]

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867 people died in road traffic accidents in Sierra Leone in 2020

January 21, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 6

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 January 2021: Sierra Leone’s Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) yesterday Wednesday, published its Annual Road Crash Data for the year 2020 at its headquarters in Freetown. Presenting the alarming data on the number of people who died last year in road accidents, Research and Development Manager – [Read More]

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Sierra Leone’s ailing economy – overcoming the challenges – A rejoinder

January 16, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 14

John Mannah: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 January 2021: In his article on the urgent need to disassemble the SLPP government’s economic governance structure and reconstitute it with committees composed of technocrats from an eclectic mix of talents – corporate, civil society and others, Mr. Suma is suggesting that his proposal [Read More]

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Ministry of planning and economic development and world vision visit water projects

January 13, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13th January 2021: Yesterday, the National Director of NGO Affairs in the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, Eric Masallay along with World Vision International conducted field monitoring visit of the  Sustainable Water Project in the East of Freetown, Sierra Leone. The site visit was to inspect [Read More]

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Sierra Leone’s ailing economy – overcoming the challenges – Part 1

January 13, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Jesmed F Suma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 January 2021: Please note that, despite being a member of the NGC party (National Grand Coalition), the opinions offered here do not represent those of the NGC party. They are entirely mine and not that of the party or any member of its [Read More]

Economy & Business

China needs what Africa has for long-term economic and political stability

January 12, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Dr. Emmanuel Johnson: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 January 2021: Africa has become the fastest urbanizing region of the world, with rural migrants moving into cities at a clip that has even surpassed that of China and India, as the continent becomes one of the last frontiers of the fourth industrial [Read More]

Economy & Business

Sierra Leone’s NRA loses Eleven Billion Leones

January 11, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Lawrence Williams: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 January 2021: There is high possibility that the National Revenue Authority of Sierra Leone has lost tax revenue amounting to 11 billion Leones, audit reports revealed. The 2019 Annual Audit Report shows that MDAs, Public Enterprises and Local Councils deducted withholding taxes amounting to [Read More]

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