Matilda Moyo: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 December 2020: Africa faces its worst economic recession in 25 years, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is estimated that the continent’s economy will contract by 2.6% at worst, pushing about 29 million people into extreme poverty and causing 19 million job losses, [Read More]
Kingsley Ighobor: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 December 2020: Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki (Photo above) is the CEO of the African Union Development Agency – New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD). He spoke to Africa Renewal’s Kingsley Ighobor on the African Union-United Nations partnership, COVID-19 response, Africa’s development and other issues. These [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 December 2020: The Parliament of Sierra Leone yesterday, Wednesday 16th December 2020, debated and ratified the Lungi Freetown International Airport expansion project agreement between the government of Sierra Leone and the Russian owned Summa Airports (SL) Limited. The aim of the project is to expand Lungi [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 December 2020: The Rockefeller Foundation today announced the formation of a global coalition aimed at providing sustainable energy for one billion people by 2030. Organizations joining this call to action include the African Development Bank, CDC the UK’s development finance institution, European Investment Bank, International Energy [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 December 2020: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), yesterday said it has completed the Fifth and Sixth reviews of Guinea’s economic performance under the program supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF). Completion of these last two reviews of the ECF-supported program enables [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 December 2020: Yesterday, Monday 7 December, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation announced the launch of the Africa Europe Foundation. This open platform will facilitate strategic dialogue between diverse stakeholders from both neighbouring continents, catalyse partnerships and unlock new opportunities that can reset and bolster Africa-Europe relations. According [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 December 2020: Vice President of Sierra Leone – Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh today committed Sierra Leone to the creation of a ‘Smart Africa’ – a bold vision of transforming Africa into a single digital market through collaboration. Speaking at a virtual board meeting today, vice president [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 December 2020: Sierra Leone’s most widely read online newspaper – the Sierra Leone Telegraph, has been nominated to receive the 2020 National Entertainment Award in Sierra Leone, in recognition of its outstanding contribution to bringing the news to the people of Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone [Read More]
Mohamed Gassama: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 December 2019: Mr Kaisamba, many thanks for such a frank and patriotic piece on the conditions of the people and country called Sierra Leone. As one who aspired to the leadership of this country as member of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), I [Read More]
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