Economy & Business

Sierra Leone: A nation squandering its natural wealth, clamouring for international handouts

Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 March 2024: Sierra Leone, a nation richly endowed with natural resources, finds itself in a perplexing predicament. Despite being blessed with an abundance of minerals, including diamonds, rutile, bauxite, gold, iron ore, and tantalizing petroleum potential, the country languishes in poverty, reliant on [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio seeks financial aid from China – Sierra Leone’s economy on brink of collapse

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 February 2024: Sierra Leone’s economy is on the brink of collapse as government revenue continues to fall, after years of government’s failure to bring in vital private investments into key high-growth potential sectors of the economy, including agriculture, agro-processing, and fish farming. After decades of unfulfilled [Read More]

Economy & Business

AFRIPOL signs MoU with Group-IB to strengthen Africa’s cybersecurity capabilities

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 February 2024: The partnership between AFRIPOL and Group-IB, aligned with their mutual commitment to combating cybercrime, is designed to enhance cybersecurity across Africa. This is achieved by exchanging intelligence on threats, sharing insights about cybercriminals and their networks, and conducting collaborative investigations and operations against cybercrime [Read More]