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]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 March 2013: Ten years of civil war in Sierra Leone took the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, leaving more than 5,000 amputees, whose lives have been shattered. And as evil and terror were unleashed on a population of 5 million, few ever believed that [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 March 2013 ECOWAS is working with stakeholders to improve access to energy in the region, which is currently under 50 percent, an official of the regional organization has affirmed. Briefing visiting President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadre Desire Ouédraogo in Praia, last week, [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 March, 2013 David Lipton – First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Thank you for giving me an opportunity to present the key findings of a new IMF study on energy subsidies. That study will be published today on the IMF’s website, including in Arabic [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 March 2013 South Africa – the only African member of the new global economic block known as the BRICS, has been hosting a two day summit in Durban. Politicians, industrialists and other stakeholders, met in the South African city to discuss the impact of the [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 March 2013 Dennis Kabatto President Ernest Koroma’s invitation to the White House, joining three other African heads of state – Cape Verde, Malawi and Senegal, to discuss democracy and economic opportunities with President Obama is causing a stir. Critics say that president Obama is likely [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 March 2013 Three years ago, the Sierra Leone Telegraph called for the privatisation of the management of facilities at the country’s international Airport. Crime, corruption, low staff morale and disrepair, had made the airport unwelcoming and unsafe for passengers. (Photo: Lungi Airport under refurbishment). Although president [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 March 2013 The end of the war in Sierra Leone in 2001, saw the introduction of a plethora of initiatives and strategies aimed at building and consolidating the peace. But perhaps the most profound of policies aimed at returning the country to a democratically governed [Read More]
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