Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon 24 April 2012 Forgive me for breaking my promise that I was taking a short break in honour of my brother, the late Olu Gordon. But even he would have been filled with rage as he surveys the political scene and sees the chilling and ruthless determination [Read More]
Sheku Lexmond Koroma Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 April 2012 My recent visit to our beloved Sierra Leone has left me convinced that, our people have fully understood and accepted the ‘New Direction’ vision of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP), as the only viable way forward for our country. What [Read More]
22 April 2012 The man strongly tipped to help president Koroma win a second term in office is in trouble. He is Frank Timis. He is the chairman of African Minerals Ltd., the largest iron ore producer in Sierra Leone. Frank Timis, a multi-billionaire whose global financial interests also include [Read More]
Alpha Kargbo 21 April 2012 Born, bred and educated under the auspices of SLPP (Sierra Leone People’s Party), Usu Boie Kamara gained his civil service appointment in Sierra Leone as a mining engineer in 1972, and subsequently rose to the post of Director of Mines in 2008. He is now [Read More]
20 April 2012 Nigeria is one of Africa’s most significant oil producers, but with corruption and economic mismanagement, the perennial problem of fuel shortage and the increasing rising cost of petrol at the pump is adding pressure on the economy and sparking social instability. Reporting for Africa Renewal, Yemisi Akinbobola [Read More]
Abdul R Thomas 19 April 2012 Common sense tells us that when GDP growth forecast is based on a predicted rise in exports, such forecast can only be relied upon as long as production and market conditions continue to hold true. And one should rightly expect a responsible government to [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 April, 2012: Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa remains strong and is poised for lift-off after growing at 4.9 percent in 2011, just shy of the pre-crisis average of 5 percent. But the region remains vulnerable, with drought in the Sahel and high governments spending on fuel [Read More]
Yusuf Keketoma Sandi 18 April 2012 In a country where the recent 2012 US Embassy statement on ‘Sierra Leone Investment Climate’ estimates that over 72 percent of the country’s population live on less than $1 per day – and in extreme poverty, you can laugh your head off whenever you hear [Read More]
16 April 2012 In 2007 Ernest Bai Koroma – leader of the opposition APC party caught the imagination of the electorate with his ‘Agenda for Change’ election campaign and manifesto title, and went on to win the elections. What was remarkably significant and odd about the 2007 elections, was that [Read More]
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