Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 October 2024: Sierra Leone’s government has prided itself on leading a global charge against sexual violence, with initiatives that span from the local to the international stage. With groundbreaking campaigns including its “Hands Off Our Girls”, and other bold moves such as the [Read More ..read more

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 October 2024: Expert intelligence on Sierra Leone’s impact investment market, first-hand insights from successful investors and the launch of a deal book containing 15 viable impact investment opportunities are the highlights of the Sierra Leone Investment Summit, which is taking place on Monday 7 to Wednesday [Read More ..read more

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 October 2024: The Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), at its 89th Ordinary Session, approved investments totalling EUR 61 million and USD 100 million to stimulate the infrastructure, trade and sustainable development sectors in West Africa. The session was held [Read More ..read more

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 October 2024: British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, today announced a $25 million risk sharing facility with Ecobank Sierra Leone to boost private sector growth in high-impact sectors of the economy. The risk sharing facility, which includes a comprehensive technical assistance programme, will support Ecobank [Read More ..read more

Murtala Mohamed Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 October 2024: The United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone Bryant Hunt has said that Sierra Leone must meet all prerequisites for implementing the $480 million MCC Compact. During an appearance on Radio Democracy 98.1’s ‘Good Morning Salone’ program, Hunt said that failure to [Read More ..read more

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 October 2024: The World Bank yesterday launched the Sierra Leone Country Gender Action Plan (C-GAP), a comprehensive roadmap aimed at reducing gender inequalities and promoting gender equality across various sectors in the country. This initiative the Bank says is aligned with its Sierra Leone Country Partnership [Read More ..read more

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 October 2024: “One day, in the operating theatre, there was a power cut́ in the middle of a laparotomy [opening of the abdomen] for a case of pelvic peritonitis. We had to finish the operation using a torch. It was very hard.” Dr Franck Arnaud Ndorukwigira, [Read More ..read more

Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 October 2024: The Petroleum Regulatory Agency (PRA) announced yesterday, what it described as a “decrease” in fuel prices for petrol, diesel, kerosene, and fuel oil. However, despite these claims, many Sierra Leoneans remain unconvinced, arguing that the so-called price cuts have failed to [Read More ..read more

Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 October 2024: My heart bleeds as I reflect on the current state of affairs regarding the MCC (Millennium Challenge Corporation) funds, and I am deeply troubled by the discrepancies that surround it. The government’s handling of this issue is beyond reprehensible, raising the [Read More ..read more

Mackie M Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 October 2024: As the world prepares to celebrate World Food Day (WFD), Sierra Leone’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka and senior officials of his ministry departed Freetown for the provinces on Monday 30th September 2023 on a nationwide [Read More ..read more