Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 April 2022: After months of intense speculation as to whether former President Koroma of Sierra Leone will step down from office as the chairman and leader of the country’s main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) Party, he has today announced that he is stepping down to [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 April 2022: Last Friday, 8th April 2022, the visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission to Sierra Leone, led by Sukhwinder Singh – Advisor, African Department; and the IMF Resident Representative – Monique Newiak, met with the country’s Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED) to further [Read More]
Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 April 2022: One of the initially unintentional but now incredibly important consequences of me serving as Mayor of Freetown, our capital city, is the inspiration this provides to many girls and young women across the country. Over the past four years, I [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 April 2022: A team of researchers from the Arizona State University (ASU) School for the Future of Innovation in Society in the United States of America (USA) and the Centre for Economic Research and Capacity Building in Freetown, have presented their research findings to the Ministry [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 April 2022: New report produced by the African Development Bank show improvement in gender discrimination laws in Benin, Djibouti, Somalia, Zimbabwe and Liberia, by ensuring that national policies are in place to advance gender equality. But at the same time, the Covid-19 pandemic has sharpened the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 April 2022: Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been named the 2022 winner of the Africa Road Builders–Babacar Ndiaye Trophy. The prize is awarded to leading figures in Africa who have demonstrated their commitment to the development of transport infrastructure on the continent. The selection committee [Read More]
Kingsley Ighobor: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 April 2022: As we celebrate Women’s Day this March, the Permanent Representative of South Africa to the UN Ambassador Mathu Joyini (Photo above) says Africa needs to be deliberate in creating opportunities for women. Ambassador Mathu Joyini began her role as the Permanent Representative of [Read More]
Kingsley Ighobor: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 April 2022: Were it not for the current Ukraine crisis, the Sixth European Union–African Union Summit held in Brussels from 17-18 February would likely still be on the front burner of geopolitical conversations. The much-hyped relations reset event lived up to its billing: 40 [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 April 2022: Oceans, rivers and lakes play an essential role in the lives of millions in Africa. Blue economy could contribute up to $1.5 trillion to the global economy if effectively and sustainably managed. For Africa Renewal, Finbarr Toesland interviewed Mika Odido (Photo above), the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission [Read More]
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