Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 August 2025: Dr Akinwumi Adesina says his passion to mobilize global capital for Africa’s development will continue way beyond his presidency of the African Development Bank, which ends on 1st September 2025. (Photo above: Afdb President Akinwumi Adesina and his wife, Mrs Grace Yemisi Adesina, with [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 August 2025: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) last week Monday, 28th July 2025, announced a two percent reduction in the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 21.75%, alongside cuts to the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) to 14.75% and the [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 August 2025: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, last Tuesday, 29th July 2025, presented his government’s 2025 Supplementary Budget (The Supplementary Appropriation Act 2025) to Parliament. The Supplementary Appropriation Act 2025 is an adjustment of the 2025 Budget that was approved by Parliament [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 August 2025: Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB) has announced the signing of a strategic agreement with the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) to support its transformative capital increase initiative. Effectively, BADEA has approved a landmark USD 120 million to support the capitalization program [Read More]

Michael Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2025: Every December, the airports in Lungi and Freetown welcome a wave of well-dressed Sierra Leoneans returning from the diaspora. They arrive with suitcases full of gifts, dreams of reconnecting with their roots, and sometimes even ideas of relocating for good. But by [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 July 2025: The Freetown City Council (FCC) has announced a bold and comprehensive Central Business District (CBD) Regeneration and Beautification Project aimed at restoring order, improving sanitation, and enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of Sierra Leone’s capital city. Speaking at a press conference hosted by the [Read More]

Amin Kef: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 July 2025: The Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has concluded a community engagement with Sierra Leonean diaspora stakeholders in London, emphasizing his Government’s achievements and outlining key national priorities. The high-level meeting, held on July 25, 2025 [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 July 2025: The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank has committed a €6 million concessional finance package for the development of the 18 MW Dédougou Solar Power Plant in Burkina Faso, marking a significant milestone towards increasing the country’s energy [Read More]