Economy & Business

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 June 2026: Against the skyline of Africa’s diplomatic capital, with the sun setting over the Ethiopian highlands, the inaugural Africa CMO 100 (ACMO100) celebration brought together marketing and brand leaders from across the continent and diaspora on the rooftop terrace of the Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa. [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 May 2026: Senior African finance leaders attending the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Annual Meetings in Brazzaville have called for coordinated action to unlock an estimated $250 billion in assets held by the continent’s development finance institutions to support Mission 300), a joint initiative by the [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 May 2026: Angola’s oil sector has demonstrated how reform can transform a market on the cusp of rapid decline into an industry capable of attracting billions of dollars in investment. NJ Ayuk’s latest book titled Crude Oil: Power, Turnaround, and Transformation in Angola explores this transition, [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 May 2026: The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has released its 2025 Annual Report, showcasing another year of strong development results and reaffirming its commitment to advancing a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and integrated Africa. Despite a challenging global environment marked by slower growth, tighter financial conditions, [Read More]

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 May 2026: African leaders are sharpening their focus on digital sovereignty, warning that the continent’s economic future will depend not just on connectivity, but on who controls its data—and where it is stored. At a high-level roundtable during the 58th [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 May 2026: Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that its Board has approved a commitment of up to US$100 million to invest in Africa-focused technology fund managers. The launch comes at a pivotal moment for Africa. The continent’s digital economy [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 May 2026: The Ubuntuverse Institute has released The 3 Trillion Corporate Advocacy PlayBook: Africa’s 10× CAMPs Accelerating Just Clean Energy’s Green Industrialisation, a field-defining framework charting how corporate actors can unlock the continent’s $3 trillion clean energy opportunity. Drawing on evidence from the IEA, IRENA, the [Read More]

Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2026: The numbers are staggering. (Photo above: President Julius Maada Bio). The silence is deafening. The 2024 Auditor General’s report being the latest release, does not merely point out errors, it reflects a national tragedy. According to the findings, over 243.9 million [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 May 2026: As part of its GRO Strategy, the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) is strengthening its commitment to private sector and SME financing, key drivers of economic growth in West Africa. In this context, EBID is organising a high-level webinar on: “Navigating a [Read More]