Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 May 2021: In a ceremony at the Moyamba Correctional Facility in southern Sierra Leone, UN Resident Coordinator Dr. Babatunde A. Ahonsi and United States Ambassador David Reimer handed over a new solar powered system to provide clean water for the inmates and correctional staff. The water [Read More]
Olusegun Akinfenwa: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 May 2021: The Lake Chad basin region, comprising Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, has been grappling with terrorist attacks since the emergence of the Boko Haram sect, with Northern Nigerian being the worst hit. The group started its onslaughts on security personnel in mid-2010 [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 May 2021: President Bio, yesterday visited the construction site of the almost completed five-storey building, comprising 104 rooms – with modern facilities that will accommodate single military officers at Wilberforce Barracks. According to the contractors, the building should be ready for handing over to the government [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 May 2021: Last Monday, President Dr Julius Maada Bio presided over the launching of the GeoData commissioned by the National Minerals Agency (NMA) and financed by the World Bank. The GeoData maps the vast mineral wealth potential of Sierra Leone. Welcoming participants to the event, Director [Read More]
Kingsley Ighobor: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 May 2021: Jewel Cianeh Taylor is one of few women in top political leadership positions in Africa. In this interview with Africa Renewal’s Kingsley Ighobor, she discusses Liberia’s COVID-19 response, post-pandemic priorities, women’s empowerment in Africa, youth unemployment and other issues. These are the excerpts: How [Read More]
Paul Kamara (former government minister): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 May 2021: President Bio, my former boss whom I served as Secretary of State or Minister for Lands, Housing and the Environment after his overthrow of his former boss Capt Valentine Strasser, must’ve meant well even then to fight corruption; but [Read More]
Olusegun Akinfenwa: 25 May 2021: For decades Africa has been plagued by devastating armed conflicts that continuously hinder it from assuming its potential despite being richly endowed with many natural and mineral resources. These seemingly unending crises have a strong link to arms proliferation, which is another perennial challenge in [Read More]
Alusine Bah (Young P): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 May 2021: Once upon a time Koinadugu and Falaba were among districts known as the breadbasket of Sierra Leone. Because of their propensity to attract people from different parts of the country, they were also known as “the land of powerful mixtures” [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 May 2021: President of Kingho Energy Group, Colin Ding has promised to optimise the Tonkolili Iron Ore grade from 52% to more than 65% so that the company’s product will be globally competitive. Mr Ding made this statement during a community engagement ceremony held in Bumbuna [Read More]
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