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Economy & Business

Guinea’s economic growth expected to reach 5.2 percent in 2021 – says IMF

May 2, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 May 2021: The IMF Mission to Guinea has on the 28th April 2021, completed its 2021 Article IV Consultation discussions with authorities in Guinea, West Africa. At the end of the mission, the team led by Ms. Clara Mira, said that Guinea’s economic growth is expected [Read More]

Economy & Business

Barrick Gold Corporation refers Senegalese tax dispute to international arbitration

May 2, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 May 2021: Barrick Gold Corporation has confirmed that it had referred a tax claim by the Senegalese Revenue Authority (SRA) to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) for arbitration, after numerous attempts to resolve the issue with the government had failed. The SRA has levied an [Read More]

Politics & Law

Big shake-up in president Bio’s ministerial cabinet

April 30, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 9

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 April 2021: Just three days after commemorating Sierra Leone’s 60 years of independence from British colonial rule which most Sierra Leoneans are of the opinion that after 60 years the people of Sierra Leone have nothing to celebrate or shout about, president Bio has today announced [Read More]

Economy & Business

Science, technology and innovation allow us to leapfrog in development – says president Bio

April 29, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 April 2021: Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio today participated in a High-Level Virtual Dialogue on Leveraging Innovation and Technology for Food Systems Transformation in Africa. The online meeting was organised by IFAD and co-hosted by the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), CGIAR and the Forum for [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio confers citizenship on African Americans

April 29, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 April 2021: Dr Julius Maada Bio today granted Sierra Leonean citizenship and presented the country’s passport to a group of African Americans Returning Home. Addressing the new citizens of Sierra Leone, this is what the president said: May I reconfirm what you have already experienced – [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio honours distinguished Sierra Leoneans for diligent and dedicated service to country

April 29, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 April 2021: President Dr Julius Maada Bio honoured 91 deserving recipients of the Presidential Award at a ceremony held at State House to commemorate Sierra Leone’s 60th Independence Anniversary on 27 April 2021. The Grand Commander of the Order of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Commander [Read More]

Politics & Law

Bio decorates fellow regional leaders with expensive gold chains at independence commemoration

April 28, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 10

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 April 2021: President Julius Maada Bio yesterday commemorated Sierra Leone’s 60th Independence Anniversary, not with his fellow seven million citizens of Sierra Leone – many of whom had to stay indoors unable to come out into the streets, due to heavily armed security forces patrolling the [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone at 60 – Time to sober up

April 28, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 April 2021: Happy Independence anniversary! Sixty years of our independence calls for celebrations. But what exactly do we celebrate? In examining our progress as a nation over this period, one has to put things in the right perspective. Our population has changed over this [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio speaks to the people of Sierra Leone on the country’s 60th independence anniversary

April 27, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2021: Fellow Citizens. Today, we commemorate sixty years of our country’s independence. We do so by reflecting on the vision, great sacrifice, and courage of those who led, those who helped them lead, and those who embraced their leadership to usher in our sovereignty as [Read More]

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