Economy

What President Bio Told Perry World House About Development and Progress in Sierra Leone

By Mali Ayala President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio delivered the Third Annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies at Perry World House last Monday night, describing his policies to promote democratic peace and inclusive innovation.  The lecture’s theme this year was “Navigating the Future: Progressive Politics and Inclusive Development in Africa — The Sierra Leone Experience.” In […]

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Cultivating Seeds of Change in Sierra Leone

New African Society (NAS), a youth-led Sierra Leone-based organization, is working for the development of self-sufficient communities to alleviate generations of poverty within the country. The organization offers services that promote the advancement of agricultural projects within the region, seeking to remedy a lack of opportunity for socioeconomic mobility and food insecurity.  “We have identified the

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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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SIERRA LEONE SETS NEW HIGH RECORD SCORE ON TI’S CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX 2023

Sierra Leone has progressed upwards for the 5th consecutive year, moving from 110 in 2022 to 108 out of 180 countries surveyed in 2023 in the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI) published on 30 January 2024. The West African nation also increased its 2022 score from 34 to 35 in 2023, which is again

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