Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 April 2016 Political developments in Sierra Leone may be troubling, but do not come as a surprise to those who understand the post-colonial politics of the country. Yet, expectations of a better way of doing politics – based on respect for the rule of law and [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 April 2016 The 2015 provisional census figures, published by Statistics Sierra Leone and launched by president Koroma last Thursday, have not only raised eyebrows among statisticians and economists regarding its accuracy and reliability, but have also sparked a political row. The country’s main opposition party – [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 April 2016 Liberia has suffered another setback today in its fight against the Ebola epidemic, after it was declared free of the virus and its transmission three months ago. Last week, new cases of infection were confirmed in neighbouring Guinea, prompting fears of a new wave [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 March 2016 The Ebola epidemic may be over in Sierra Leone, but the deadly economic virus and the impact of corruption still lingers. The economy, needs more than a cosmetic government ministerial reshuffling. It needs complete restructuring. But this will require new political leadership. After losing [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 March 2016 America’s presidential hopeful Donald Trump may be a buffoon with a lot of cash, and perhaps the worst presidential candidate the US has ever produced. But to be wrongly credited with a statement about Sierra Leone, so powerful and true, is quite a stretch. [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 March 2016 Sierra Leonean business magnate, investor and philanthropist Mr Gibril Santigie Moseray Fadika, has been appointed as the first Goodwill and Business Ambassador for the Commonwealth Africa Initiative. This surprised appointment was announced at the Commonwealth Africa Summit held in London last Wednesday, 16th March [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 March 2016 Celebrating 40 years of OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), was never going to be an ordinary affair, as the world of oil and gas, including top executives of the industry met on Monday, 21st March 2016 at its Vienna headquarters, to launch the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 March 2016: After just 100 days of flying, the bottom of the Fly Salone Airline has fallen off, and the company has been grounded for good, as it seriously failed to meet its financial obligations to creditors, including the Icelandic company from whom they had leased [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 March 2016 Sierra Leone’s members of parliament met last week to discuss a loan agreement signed between the government of Sierra Leone and Saudi Arabia, in support of a refurbishment project for the University of Sierra Leone – Fourah Bay College. The $12 million Saudi loan [Read More]
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