Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 April, 2012: Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa remains strong and is poised for lift-off after growing at 4.9 percent in 2011, just shy of the pre-crisis average of 5 percent. But the region remains vulnerable, with drought in the Sahel and high governments spending on fuel [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 April 2012: President Koroma’s government has run out of cash. Bills and salaries remain unpaid, as it tries to honour its higher than expected spending budget. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) told reporters today, that; “The authorities agreed with the mission on the need to enhance fiscal [Read More]
John Baimba Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 March 2012: When President Ernest Bai Koroma assumed power in 2007, his major priority was to work towards the implementation of an ‘Agenda for Change’. This ‘Agenda for Change’ aims at moving the country to a new direction in the areas of agriculture, infrastructure, [Read More]
John Baimba Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 March 2012: The rebranding effort of the government needs the support of every Sierra Leonean. In our little ways we can contribute to the development of the country. I am a strong believer in the fact, that despite the challenges we are still faced [Read More]
Alpha Kawusu: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 March 2012: Over the years, Sierra Leone has experienced shortages mainly in electricity, drinking water, petrol, and certain basic food items. But what is different this time is that at least twice in the last six months, this trend has been extended to the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 February 2012: The sixth Africa Economic Forum – ‘Shaping Africa’s Future’, organized by Global Pacific & Partners, will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, on the 5 – 7 March, 2012. Dr Duncan Clarke, Chairman & CEO of Global Pacific & Partners, says: “Our focus [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 January 2012 The World Bank has appointed Mr. Yusupha B. Crookes as Country Director for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone. His appointment takes effect from 1st March, 2012. Yusupha will be based at the World Bank’s Office in Accra. Yusupha – a Gambian national, joined the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 January 2012: The World Bank today announced the appointment of Makhtar Diop, a Senegalese national, as its new Vice President for Africa. He succeeds Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili who will return to Nigeria in early May after serving as the region’s Vice President since 2007. Diop, the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 January 2012: The New Partnership for Africa’s development (NEPAD) is an African Union (AU) initiative established at a conference in Lusaka, Zambia in 2001, where African leaders affirmed a common vision and shared conviction, “to eradicate poverty and to place their countries, both individually and collectively, [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph Reserves Copyright
