The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 June 2014 A new report by mobile phone giant – Ericsson, says that mobile internet use in Sub-Saharan Africa is doubling year-on-year, with usage expected to increase 20 times in the next five years. And by 2017, 3G technology will outstrip 2G to become the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 May 2014: Report from Standard Bank says that the company is planning to expand its service offering across the rest of Francophone Africa, which the lender believes is poised to experience an investment boom as foreign companies are lured by the region’s mineral wealth and economic [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 May 2014 Africa’s rich natural resources offer a unique opportunity for a breakthrough in improving the lives of Africa’s citizens, says a major new report launched today by Kofi Annan, the former UN Secretary-General, at the World Economic Forum in Abuja, Nigeria. But according to [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 May 2014 A new report published yesterday at the ‘Grow Africa Investment Forum’ in Abuja, Nigeria, where the World Economic Forum is being held, shows investments in fledgling seed companies with local focus, could net big returns for African food production on small farms. According [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 May 2014 Africa’s oil and gas industry is making a huge impact on the global market. It is playing a significant part in helping to stem the economic recession that has seen global manufacturing production reduced to historical levels, as oil and raw materials prices [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 April 2014: In what has been described in the streets of Freetown as a landmark court judgement, handed down on Thursday, 10th April, 2014, by the High Court, two National Revenue Authority (NRA) officials and three Eco Bank staff, were found guilty of corruption. They have [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 March 2014: The impact of Africa’s expanding oil industry on the global economy is fast becoming difficult to ignore, especially with the emergence of new oil fields along the West African coastline. The importance of the industry will be showcased next month in Namibia, when leading [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 March 2014 Africa’s economic progress very much depends on its ability to transform its natural resources into globally marketable commodities. But without electricity, the continent’s dream of a better standard of living for its people will continue to be unrealised. The good news however, is [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 March 2014 Since the start of the global recession in 2007, doubts have been expressed as to whether African economies can weather the storm, and the impact the recession could have on the continent’s infrastructure development and growth. Whilst several African countries, especially those economies [Read More]
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