The sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 February 2014 After several years of success at the helm of the United Nations’ industrial development agency – UNIDO, Sierra Leone’s Kandeh Yumkella is now setting the global agenda for sustainable energy. But this does not come as a surprise. Yumkella’s leadership in transforming the [Read More]
Alhaji Kallon The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 February 2014 Since the APC government led by President Koroma came to power in September 2007, the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources has seen three or four Ministers and deputies come and go. All of the appointees, with the exception of Minister [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 February 2014 Most areas of Freetown are in a state of darkness tonight, as the people of Sierra Leone digest the latest news from State House, announcing the sacking of both the minister and deputy minister responsible for electricity and water supplies – Mr. Oluniyi [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 February 2014 Sierra Leone’s GDP is expected to fall by more than 60% in 2018. Figures released by the IMF last November indicate that Sierra Leone’s economic growth will continue to be buoyed by large-scale iron ore production, but there is stormy weather ahead. By [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 February 2014 A report published by the London based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) a few months ago, casts a fascinating spotlight on Sierra Leone’s political, economic and social outlook. But like most spotlights, it exposes everything. The report says that; “although the SLPP will remain [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 February 2014 It is predicted that by the end of the next decade, most conflicts in the African continent would be caused by land disputes, despite efforts by agencies such as the World Bank supporting projects in various African countries to help build land management [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 February 2014 Later this year, president Obama will be hosting a summit of African leaders in Washington, where the agenda is expected to be dominated by one key issue: ‘conflict prevention and improved security in Africa’. Although democracy has made a significant impact across the [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 February 2014 “What is the point of having a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) that cannot be implemented and enforced, if government has deliberately failed to establish the modalities and systems that will make this happen?” That was the question put to the Sierra Leone [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 February 2014 The global debate on the circumcision of women – dubbed by those calling for the banning of the practice as ‘female genitalia mutilation’ took centre stage once again this week, as the UN celebrates its ‘International Day of Zero Tolerance of FGM’. In [Read More]
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