February 2024

In Sierra Leone: ‘Go Circular Week’ Unveils Innovative Solutions to Transform Plastic Waste

Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, grapples with a daunting challenge — generating 100 tonnes of plastic waste daily, with only 23% of it collected. This scenario fuels the global plastic pollution crisis, compounded by challenges like slum dwellings and high youth unemployment. Efforts toward a sustainable future face obstacles, ranging from financial constraints to […]

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Vice President Juldeh Jalloh of Sierra Leone Addresses AU Assembly of Heads of State on UN Security Council, APR Forum

Vice President Juldeh Jalloh of Sierra Leone Addresses AU Assembly of Heads of State on UN Security Council, APR Forum Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has addressed the 37th African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and, on behalf of President Julius Maada Bio, presented two reports for endorsement and

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Sierra Leone to Promote Available Offshore Acreage at IAE 2024

Director General of the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone, Foday Mansaray, is expected at the upcoming Invest in African Energy (IAE) forum in Paris, France, on May 14-15 to promote the country’s upstream opportunities and available blocks. Though considered a frontier exploration market, Sierra Leone features a working petroleum system with four significant discoveries made

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Sierra Leone’s Vice President Participates In AU’s High-Level Round Table on Addressing Malnutrition

Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has participated in the African Union high-level round table discussions on ‘Addressing Malnutrition: Catalysing Africa’s Transformation Through Enhanced Multi-Sectoral Investments’. At the ongoing 37th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Summit, the Hon. Vice President shared his government and country’s experiences over

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Sierra Leone’s Vice President Juldeh Jalloh Attends 37th African Union Summit

Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Honourable Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, is in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, for the 37th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Summit which ends on Sunday 18 February 2024. He was received on Friday at the Bole International Airport by the country’s Minister of Mines

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Nigeria, Sierra Leone Explore Cross-Border Collaboration For Digital Innovation

Nigeria and Sierra Leone have entered into a strategic collaboration to actualise the “Forge Strategic Partnerships and Collaboration” pillar outlined in the Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (SRAP 2.0 2024-2027). This was confirmed by the director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi during a meeting with Sierra Leone’s Minister of

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NACE-SL Joins TJNA at Alternative Mining Indaba In South Africa

Coordinator of the National Advocacy Coalition on Extractives in Sierra Leone, NACE-SL, Cecilia Mattia, is attending the Alternative Mining Indaba, AMI, that started Monday 5th and will end on Wednesday 7th February 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. She joins the Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA), her partners and sponsors for this trip, and other

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