Alpha Kawusu 14 May 2012 The current economic downturn in Sierra Leone provides a useful context for reassessing the role of local government in the country’s economic development. Unemployment is running at over 60%, with youth unemployment in most communities much higher than 65%. Although Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is [Read More]
13 May 2012 For a continent deep in cultural traditions and chauvinism that are holding back the life changing aspirations of far too many young girls and women, it is quite refreshing and encouraging, each time we come across stories of African girls that have broken that glass ceiling. Growing [Read More]
John Pa Baimba Sesay 13 May 2012 What I have noticed in recent times, is the confidence that the international community has continued to demonstrate in their relationship with Sierra Leone. And, as a result of the trust and confidence that developed and emerging nations have in Sierra Leone, it [Read More]
Yusuf Keketoma Sandi 12 May 2012 It was a day our APC friends had thought will never come and some possibly prayed not to come. The day a former military head of state showed his credentials as to why he wants to be the democratically elected president of Sierra Leone [Read More]
11 May 2012 When president Koroma took office in 2007, one of the promises made was that he would leverage the special relationship he had struck with Sierra Leoneans in the diaspora, especially those living in the USA – supporting his Agenda for Change, to help rebuild the country’s economy. [Read More]
11 May, 2012 Speaking at the Royal Institute of International Affairs in Chatham House, yesterday, the presidential candidate of Sierra Leone’s main opposition party – the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) – Mr. Julius Maada Bio, talked about the kind of society he wishes, for the country to become under [Read More]
9 May 2012 Julius Maada Bio – the presidential candidate for the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) is indeed a man with a mission to become president of Sierra Leone at the polls in November. He is enjoying a successful tour of UK cities, meeting supporters and well wishers. There [Read More]
5 May 2012 A report published by Ernst & Young says that international investors’ perceptions of the continent of Africa are beginning to shift positively. But what is even more encouraging for the continent and its people are the key findings, suggesting that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects into Africa [Read More]
John Baimba Sesay – Information Attaché 5 May 2012 The role of the People’s Republic of China in Africa’s development has been tremendous. In January of this year, the African Union (AU) commissioned a $124 million headquarters, built single-handedly by China for the African continent. This is a clear manifestation [Read More]
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