The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 April 2013 Report from the World Bank says that its Development Committee last Saturday endorsed the Bank’s goal to end extreme poverty within a generation as “ambitious”. It says that this endeavour by the Bank is an “historic opportunity” to make a difference. The Committee [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 April 2013 Revenue Authority chief executives and board chairpersons representing 12 African countries have attended a seminar in South Africa, to discuss current issues relating to board governance and ways to improve governance of revenue administration. Botswana, Burundi, Ghana, the Gambia, Lesotho, Rwanda, Seychelles, South [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 April 2013 Friday, 5 April 2013, marked another chapter in the dark and violent history of Sierra Leone, which many would like to see buried once and for all time. But it seems despite decades of peace-building, efforts to assert the rule of law and [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 April 2013 Amid continuing calls to increase primary school enrolment in Africa, a new report urges greater emphasis on the quality of what students learn. (photo: Girls of the Annie Walsh Memorial School in Freetown). The Africa Progress Panel, a policy think tank chaired by [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 April 2013: In a few weeks president Koroma will formally launch his new Agenda for Prosperity, which will ‘replace’ the Agenda for Change manifesto – his roadmap for Sierra Leone’s development in 2007-2012. But many questions are being asked as to why the president has [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 April 2013 When president Obama congratulated president Koroma of Sierra Leone at the White House last week – for a job well done, it was difficult not to cringe with embarrassment, after five years of poor governance and corruption that continues to widen the gulf [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 March 2013 In a few weeks, Sierra Leoneans will celebrate another year of independence – 52 years in fact – to be precise. But sadly, hardly anyone in the country would agree that independence has paid the much anticipated dividend – economic prosperity. Quality of [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 March 2013 Few in Africa may have heard of the name Dr. Papa Seck, but he is the man now tipped to take the increased production of rice – especially in West Africa, to another level. In the next five years, it is expected [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 March 2013 Not known to be a gambler or a casual betting man – as he has always taken pride in his strong Christian values, president Koroma has left Obama’s White House in Washington, and is heading off to Dubai to put a flutter or [Read More]
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