Economy & Business

World Bank Board approves $74 million to enhance climate-resilient transport and access to market infrastructure

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 June 2024: The World Bank Board last Wednesday, approved a $74 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to enhance climate-resilient transport connectivity and agricultural market access in Sierra Leone. (Photo above: EU funded road network in Sierra Leone). The Sierra Leone Connectivity and Agricultural Market Infrastructure [Read More]

Politics & Law

ECOWAS and TradeMark Africa partner to boost trade efficiency and economic Prosperity

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 May 2024: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and TradeMark Africa (TMA) (www.TradeMarkAfrica.com) today inked a strategic collaboration geared towards improving trade facilitation, opening transportation corridors, and promoting economic integration within West Africa. The collaborative agreement aims to enhance the use of digital technologies [Read More]

Politics & Law

African nations urged to attract private sector collaboration to finance tertiary education

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 May 2024: Experts attending an African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) High-level dialogue in Kenya have urged African nations to intensify efforts to attract private-sector financing to enhance tertiary education and equip the continent’s youth with competitive skills. During a panel discussion at the Bank’s 2024 Annual Meetings [Read More]