Economy & Business

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 January 2019: New Year’s Day is always an opportunity for the president to speak to the people of Sierra Leone about the solemn promises he has made and the challenges ahead for his government. President Julius Maada Bio was elected ten months ago in a close [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 December 2018: Sierra Leone is one of the wettest countries in sub-Sahara Africa, with 75% of the land classed as arable land, but only 20% of the land is cultivated, making the country heavily dependent on food import. Rice and palm oil are the two most [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 December 2018: Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commissioner – Mr Francis Ben Kaifala, this week handed-in a cheque for over Seven Billion Five Hundred and Seventy-Eight Million Leones to president Julius Maada Bio at State House, after several public officials agreed to settle their corruption cases out of [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 December 2018: Sierra Leone’s former minister of defence in the Koroma led APC government – Alfred Palo Conteh and the director general of the ministry – Sana Marah, were yesterday arrested by police and detained, following investigations by the Anti-Corruption Commission. They were both refused bail [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 December 2018: Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) policy of concentrating on seeking out of court agreement for corrupt officials to repay every single cent they have stolen, seems to be yielding good returns for the country’s taxpayer. In the past eight months, the ACC has recovered [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 December 2018: Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to the UK  and Ireland – Mr Tamba Lamina, and his wife, are wishing Sierra Leoneans living throughout the UK and Ireland, season’s greetings and a prosperous and happy New Year. This is their message:    “On behalf of myself [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 December 2018: Yesterday, 21st December 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed its second review of Guinea’s economic performance, under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. Completion of this review enables the immediate disbursement of about US$23.9 million, bringing total disbursements under [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 December 2018: Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), announced Wednesday 19th December 2018, that it has indicted Mr. Joseph Sedu Mans who is the former Director-General of the country’s National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) for various corruption offences. Also indicted along with  Joseph Sedu Mans [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 December 2018: The IMF yesterday published the full report of a review of Sierra Leone’s economy, as part of the government’s request for an extended credit finance, which was approved by the IMF Board last month. Summarising its Sierra Leone Economy Review Report, this is what [Read More]