The Sierra Leone Telegraph

Sierra Leone’s female parliamentary caucus intensifies advocacy for gender inclusion in constitutional review process

May 9, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 May 2026: The Sierra Leone Parliamentary Female Caucus has intensified national advocacy for gender inclusion and women’s rights within the ongoing constitutional review process through a two-day engagement held on Thursday, 7th May 2026, at Committee Room One, Parliament Building in Freetown. The engagement, co-funded by [Read More]

Zimbabwe’s Angel of Hope graduates return home skilled, sober, ready to rebuild – Lesson for Sierra Leone

May 9, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Blessings Chidakwa: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 May 2026: The Angel of Hope Drug Rehabilitation Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe, was a picture of raw emotion and renewed purpose as beneficiaries returned from vocational training to a hero’s welcome led by the centre’s patron, First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa, and their loved [Read More]

Executive action under President Tinubu reversed a decade of upstream decline

May 9, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 May 2026: Nigeria has gone from capturing 4% of Africa’s upstream final investment decisions (FIDs) to commanding 40% in two years, according to Nigeria’s Energy Sector Reforms 2023-2026: A Three-Year Review, published by the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Energy and spearheaded [Read More]

Spanish police seize ship from Sierra Leone containing 40 tonnes of cocaine

May 5, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 May 2026: Police in Spain have made what they describe as a “record-breaking cocaine seizure in the Atlantic”, as part of an ongoing crackdown on international drug trafficking, according to SKY News report. The cocaine filled vessel, believed to be 90m (295-feet)-long and registered in the [Read More]

ECOWAS household liquefied petroleum gas initiative officially launched in Sierra Leone

May 5, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 May 2026: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has officially launched the ECOWAS LPG 20/20 Initiative on 28 April 2026 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. According to ECOWAS statement, this marks a major step toward expanding access to clean cooking energy nationwide. The launch was [Read More]

European Union delegation in Sierra Leone urges opposition APC to return to parliament

April 30, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 April 2026: The European Union in Sierra Leone on Monday held an “insightful meeting with the leadership of the main opposition All People’s Congress party (APC)”, according to EU Ambassador – Jancek Jankowski, urging the government and the opposition APC to honour the eight points resolution [Read More]

Air Sierra Leone in big trouble as passenger carrier Ascend Airways goes into liquidation

April 30, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 April 2026: “Air Sierra Leone sincerely regrets to inform our valued customers that our aircraft provider for the London-Freetown and London-Banjul routes, Ascend Airways, has entered bankruptcy and liquidation proceedings, resulting in the immediate cessation of its operations. This unforeseen development has had a significant impact [Read More]

KfW Development Bank becomes an ATIDI shareholder, enhances German investment opportunities in Africa

April 29, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 April 2026: The German development bank KfW acting on behalf of and for the account of the Federal Republic of Germany has become the latest shareholder in the African Trade and Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI). KfW becomes the 13th Institutional shareholder in Africa’s premier development insurer, [Read More]

Hubris at the helm: When power politics risks global collapse

April 29, 2026 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Dr Mohamed Dawo: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 April 2026: In a fragile, interconnected world, reckless brinkmanship by powerful leaders threatens economic stability, regional peace, and the lives of millions. In global politics, the most dangerous leaders are not always the weakest – but those who believe they are untouchable. History [Read More]

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