Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 February 2022: The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, ended his three-day official visit to Tanzania with a moving tribute to the late President John Magufuli (Photo above), who died in office last March. Adesina last Thursday travelled to the north-western [Read More]
Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 February 2022: While digital media continues to find new consumers all over the world, in many parts of the African continent, radio still dominates. It is certainly Africa’s most accessible source of news, particularly for those living in remote areas. According to an Afrobarometer [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 February 2022 Merck Foundation has launched its annual “MARS Best African Woman Researcher Awards” to acknowledge women in science. Merck Foundation works closely with African policy makers to empower girls in education and women in STEM. Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation, Most Influential [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 February 2022: The coalition for a sustainable and inclusive recovery of the private sector, an international group of 20 development finance institutions that came together in 2020, today announced commitments of over $5.55 billion of financing to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Africa between [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 February 2022: The African Development Bank (AfDB), the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa and their partners in the Harmonization for Health in Africa Initiative have published A Practical Guide to Value for Money in the Health Sector in Africa. Global public health is increasingly [Read More]
Augustine Sankoh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 February 2022: The World Bank Regional Vice President for Western and Central Africa, Mr. Ousmane Diagana during his visit to Sierra Leone last week, pledged the Bank’s commitment to continue to provide funding and technical advice in support of the country’s education system. “I [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 February 2022: Last Thursday, the newly appointed National Security Coordinator heading Sierra Leone’s Office of National Security (ONS) – Abdulai Caulker, took his oath of office in the presence of President Dr Julius Maada Bio, during a short ceremony at State House. Mr Caulker said he [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 February 2022: This year’s expansion of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is dramatically improving access to treatment for Sierra Leoneans living with HIV, with 22% more Sierra Leoneans with HIV in treatment, and support for 15 new facilities across four districts. U.S. [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 February 2022: The African Union Commission (AUC) will soon benefit from an $11.48 million grant from the African Development Fund to strengthen its governance and provide it with institutional support. Approval for the grant, from the Fund’s regional public goods window, came a few days ahead [Read More]
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