Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2024: As the world convenes in New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79), Africa’s 1.2 billion people will be counting on their participating leaders and pan-African institutions like the African Development Bank Group to lead the charge on matters critical [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2024: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) last week released its annual report of the main trends in international biodiversity finance. The report measures contributions towards the finance target 19(a) of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which calls for developed countries to [Read More]
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2024: The United Nations, with a current membership of 193 was established in 1945. After the United Nations’ Charter was ratified by its main proponents China, France, The United Kingdom, The United States and other signatories at the San Francisco Conference, the organisation [Read More]
Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 September 2024: In an era where food systems face increasing threats from climate change, geopolitical tensions, and global disruptions, the need for more resilient and sustainable agricultural practices has never been more urgent. Sierra Leone, like many nations across Africa, is grappling with [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 September 2024: With the United Nation’s Summit of the Future opening in New York today, Sunday, world leaders meeting there must take ambitious action on fossil fuel phaseout – according to a letter signed by leaders of states, regions and cities from across the globe. (Photo [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 September 2024: The UK Government, in partnership with the Ugandan Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, launched a £5million clean cooking programme to support clean cooking. The two-year programme has three major components: Establish a high-impact Clean Cooking Unit in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 September 2024: The rising trade of human organs “has reached an epidemic level, yet it is receiving much of public silence,” Nigerian human rights lawyer Frank Tietie told DW. “You one would have expected the level of public condemnation against it would have been much higher, [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 September 2024: Applications for the 2025 Ibrahim Leadership Fellowship are now open. The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships are a 12-month programme designed to support the professional development of future African leaders. The Fellowship programme invites emerging leaders from across Africa to apply to join the 2025 cohort [Read More]
Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 September 2024: The Free Quality Education (FQE) initiative, launched by President Bio’s administration with the promise of ensuring “every child has access to quality education,” was initially hailed as a transformative policy. (Photo: Abdul Karim Kamara MP, the opposition’s Parliamentary Chief Whip). Many [Read More]
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