January 21, 2025
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U.S Census Bureau advisors share expertise in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 January 2025: Experts from the U.S. Census Bureau participated in a joint assessment last week with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and Statistics Sierra Leone regarding plans for Sierra Leone’s national census, according to statement by the US Embassy [Read More]

Economy & Business

African Development Bank, PowerGen, and partners to provide clean energy access across Africa

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 January 2025: PowerGen Renewable Energy (PowerGen) has partnered with leading international investors to establish a scalable, distributed renewable energy platform targeting the deployment of 120 MW of renewable power, including battery energy storage solutions across Africa. The platform is a collaboration between PowerGen and the Private [Read More]

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Sierra Leone’s cocaine traficking scandal deepens

Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 January 2025: The cocaine trafficking scandal that has engulfed Sierra Leone has taken a dramatic turn, with Guinea declaring Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the country, Alimamy Bangura, persona non grata. The Guinean government has ordered Ambassador Bangura to leave its territory, a decision [Read More]

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U.S Census Bureau advisors share expertise in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 January 2025: Experts from the U.S. Census Bureau participated in a joint assessment last week with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and Statistics Sierra Leone regarding plans for Sierra Leone’s national census, according to statement by the US Embassy [Read More]

Economy & Business

African Development Bank, PowerGen, and partners to provide clean energy access across Africa

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 January 2025: PowerGen Renewable Energy (PowerGen) has partnered with leading international investors to establish a scalable, distributed renewable energy platform targeting the deployment of 120 MW of renewable power, including battery energy storage solutions across Africa. The platform is a collaboration between PowerGen and the Private [Read More]

In Focus

Sierra Leone’s cocaine traficking scandal deepens

Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 January 2025: The cocaine trafficking scandal that has engulfed Sierra Leone has taken a dramatic turn, with Guinea declaring Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the country, Alimamy Bangura, persona non grata. The Guinean government has ordered Ambassador Bangura to leave its territory, a decision [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone – The dog chasing its tail

Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 January 2025: Finally, the dog is starting to bite its own tail. Journalism in Sierra Leone, once a noble profession tasked with holding power to account and promoting the public good, has increasingly become a paradox, a profession both complicit in undermining the [Read More]

Economy & Business

Sierra Leone launches Fast-Track Citizenship through GO-FOR-GOLD Program

Imperial-Citizenship: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 January 2025: Sierra Leone has introduced fast-track citizenship pathways within its GO-FOR-GOLD (GFG) Permanent Residency Program, offering investors a clear route to citizenship in as little as 60 days. This groundbreaking initiative provides an efficient alternative to the traditional naturalization process, which typically requires eight [Read More]

Economy & Business

The Davos disconnect 

Deodat Maharaj: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 January 2025: “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens is more relevant today than ever. The wealthy and powerful are meeting again this year in glamorous Davos, at an invitation-only event. They arrive in chartered aircraft and [Read More]

Economy & Business

Nigeria to expand credit access to citizens

Isaac Anyaogu (Reuters): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 08 January 2025: Nigeria will establish a national credit guarantee company in May to lend to businesses and individuals, President Bola Tinubu said in an speech last Wednesday. Tinubu, who took office in May 2023, campaigned on economic reforms including expanding credit access to [Read More]

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Who did It? Op ed

Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 December 2024: Today, I write with a heavy heart to remind Sierra Leoneans of a painful chapter in the history of one of our own ethnic groups, the Fula people. The events of December 15, 2024, have resurrected bitter memories that no one [Read More]

Economy & Business

Audit unmasks Zoodlabs’ $1.44 million fraud

Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 December 2024: In a startling revelation that underscores the negligence and recklessness plaguing public-private partnerships in Sierra Leone, the 2023 Audit Report has laid bare the blatant non-compliance of Zoodlabs (SL) Ltd. with critical contractual obligations. The report highlights the company’s failure to [Read More]

Economy & Business

The Davos disconnect 

Deodat Maharaj: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 January 2025: “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens is more relevant today than ever. The wealthy and powerful are meeting again this year in glamorous Davos, at an invitation-only event. They arrive in chartered aircraft and [Read More]

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