Month: June 2021

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 June 2021: The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has today announced the names of the three emerging African leaders, who will participate in its 2021 Ibrahim Leadership Fellows Programme on a one year mentoring at leading multilateral institutions. The incoming Fellows are Fatou Wurie  of Sierra Leone, who [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 June 2021: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Trade and Industry – Dr. Edward Hinga Sandy, last week informed the media that parliament has enacted the Consumer Protection Act, which should now clearly spell out the legal relationship between the buyer and seller in every commercial transaction, as [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 June 2021: Viva Technology, the Conseil Présidentiel pour L’Afrique (CPA) and Seedstars Africa Ventures have announced new public-private partnerships and private investments to support and promote African and diaspora entrepreneurship. These announcements are yet another illustration of the vibrant African entrepreneurship scene, and the rising attractiveness [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 June 2021: The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $50 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) for Sierra Leone’s Resilient Urban Project. The project will improve integrated urban management, service delivery, and disaster risk management in the Western Area and selected [Read More]

Kandeh Yumkella MP: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 June 2021: After the intense days of working on the Cyber Crime Bill, I hit the road again. Upon the invitation of Ambassador Foday Dabor and other friends, today June 26, I visited Yifin (Nieni Chiefdom), passing through Alkalia (aka Krankoh London). This [Read More]