Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 January 2020: Government ministries and departments will soon have a new national integrated IT system that links all government ministries and departments with the ministry of finance, to help the government achieve efficiency, effectiveness and economy in spending. This new system should also help reduce corruption. [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 January 2020: Today the vast majority of the data transfer and sharing technology applications used in Uganda are still private, and the Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are only available to third parties at exorbitant costs While about 18 million Ugandans are now able to access services [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 January 2020: The United Nations (UN) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have restated their commitment to the consolidation of efforts aimed at fostering peace, security and stability of West Africa. The Commitment was given by both parties on the 16th of January, [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 January 2020: China’s embassy in Sierra Leone has today launched a training course on Pottery Production Techniques at the Goderich Campus of the Milton Margai College of Education and Technology (MMCET) in Freetown. The 42 days training course is sponsored by the Chinese government and supported [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 January 2020: Why is it that whenever there is political violence in Freetown, the president of Sierra Leone – Julius Maada Bio is out of the country? Does this mean that those left behind to hold the reins of power are clueless about leadership and governance, [Read More]
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 January 2020: “Security Alert – U.S. Embassy (Freetown, Sierra Leone) (January 14, 2020). Location: Brookfields, Freetown. “Event: Reports indicate there are currently violent confrontations between APC and SLPP supporters near APC headquarters in Brookfields. U.S. government personnel are advised to avoid the area today. Additionally, [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 January 2020: A new World Bank report – “Sierra Leone Economic Diversification Study” says that Sierra Leone has abundant natural resources, but as yet not been able to deliver more and better jobs for its fast-growing population. It says that, for the last decade, the economy [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 January 2020: The 10th Session of the IRENA General Assembly has ended in Abu Dhabi, following high-level discussions on achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #7 and increasing the use of renewables in the global energy mix, a critical element for meeting the climate change goals. Among [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 January 2020: Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday, 13th January 2020, charged Dr. Peter Belmoh Samai, a Medical Doctor working at the Bo Government Hospital, with three counts of corruption offences, after he allegedly stole electricity generators meant to provide power for the hospital. According to [Read More]
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