Abdul Rashid Thomas

“To strengthen the global economy we should look to Africa, one of the fastest growing regions in the world” – says Hilary Clinton

June 14, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

14 June 2012 Yesterday, 13 June, 2012, the US Secretary of State – Hilary Clinton, welcomed more than 60 young African leaders to the ‘Innovation Summit and Mentoring Partnership’ in Washington. The three-week long professional development program is sponsored by the U.S. Government in collaboration with the implementing partner – Meridian [Read More]

Presidential hopeful – Maada Bio speaks about the global economy and Sierra Leone

June 13, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 June 2012 Bio’s international stature and statesmanship had a significant boost yesterday, when he spoke to global financial and industrial leaders at the 18th Conference of Montreal, organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas, in Canada. Julius Maada Bio – is a former president [Read More]

“Elections in November will be peaceful” – says National Democratic Alliance’s presidential candidate

June 11, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

11 June 2012 With the dark and ominous clouds of bad policing and poor police supervision, darkening the horizon of what should be a free and fair election in Sierra Leone in November, 2012, there is still hope for the will and resolve of the people to be heard. The [Read More]

Disgruntled youths – big headache for president Koroma’s electoral ambition in November

June 9, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 June 2012: In the wake of disturbing violence and rioting, which led to the shooting of two unarmed youths in the eastern district of Freetown last Tuesday, a political row is said to have erupted between the senior officers of the police force and key government [Read More]

Wellington bloodshed – did president Koroma lie about the imported $5 Million weapons?

June 8, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

8 June 2012 The eastern district of Freetown remained tense yesterday, Thursday, after two nights of stand-off between an heavily armed police and local community youths, following the killing of two unarmed young men on Tuesday, 5 June. According to reports, rioting and violence erupted in the densely populated area of [Read More]

Sierra Leone’s civil service – World Bank’s project aimed at improving productivity

June 6, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 June 2012: The crucial debate initiated by the series of articles published by the Sierra Leone Telegraph on the state of Sierra Leone’s civil service, received a significant boost last week. The World Bank announced that it has decided to provide a whopping $17 Million funding to [Read More]

Good news for African businesses and job creation

June 5, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 June 2012 When the African Development Bank – Africa’s premier bank for investment in the development of infrastructure and industrialisation, announced the launch of its 2012 Report on the continent’s economic progress last week in Arusha, Tanzania, few expected the flurry of initiatives that came pouring [Read More]

Japan pledges $1 Billion loan for private sector development in Africa

June 1, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

1 June 2012 Japan’s Senior Vice Minister of Finance, Yukihisa Fujita, announced on the 30th May, 2012, at the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Annual Meeting, the Japanese government’s intention to provide another $1 Billion, over the next five years for a second phase of the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA) [Read More]

Sierra Leone engages China – Africa Development Fund on potential investment opportunities

June 1, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

John Pa Baimba Sesay – Information Attaché, China 1 June 2012 Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China has commenced talks with the China-Africa Development Fund (CADFund). The discussions will explore potential investment opportunities in Sierra Leone. With representative offices in four African countries – South Africa, Ethiopia, [Read More]

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