Economy & Business

To avert a lost decade Africa must urgently achieve stability, increase growth, and create Jobs – says World Bank Report

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 October 2023: Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic outlook remains bleak amid an elusive growth recovery. According to the latest World Bank Africa’s Pulse report, rising instability, weak growth in the region’s largest economies, and lingering uncertainty in the global economy are dragging down growth prospects in the region. According to [Read More]

In Focus

Young John – Nigeria’s leading music producer, singer speaks about how Afrobeats is taking over the global stage

Kingsley Ighobor: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 October 2023: The Award-winning songwriter says African music can only get better and bigger. Afrobeats is captivating the global stage; its rhythm pulsating with African vitality. The acclaimed Nigerian maestro, Young John, and other extraordinary talents, including Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Rema are now [Read More]

Politics & Law

United States announces a $450,000 grant to preserve Old Fourah Bay College in Freetown

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 September 2023: The United States government, through the U.S. Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), has announced a $450,000 grant awarded to implementing partner World Monuments Fund (WMF) for the continued stabilization of Old Fourah Bay College in Freetown. This grant will support the completion of [Read More]

Education and Health

Education Above All Foundation and Silatech call for children and youth empowerment

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 September 2023: Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a leading global education foundation, and Silatech, an international development organisation, hosted four major side events to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), at the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The events [Read More]