Economy & Business

Over 70% of students graduating from university in Sierra Leone last year are still unemployed today

Ibrahim B. Koroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 April 2023: Successive governments in Sierra Leone have made education a national development strategy priority but year after year, graduates face an uncertain and bleak future. Last week marked another year of graduation for students who have successfully completed their studies in various [Read More]

Election Watch

ECOWAS and African Union delegation in Sierra Leone on pre-election fact-finding mission amid rising political tension

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 April 2023: On Wednesday, President Bio received a delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU), as concerns grow over rising political tension and pre-election violence.  Presidential and general elections are due on 24th June 2023. Leader of the [Read More]

Education and Health

Mayor Aki-Sawyer’s waste management project at Kingtom and Kolleh town is improving health and saving lives

Mallam Osman: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 April 2023: One of the development projects implemented by Yvonne Aki-Sawyer as Mayor of Freetown is the much-needed faecal sludge plant in Kingtom and Kolleh Town communities, which is now improving health and saving the lives of people in poor communities. The sludge (sewerage) [Read More]