By Sallieu S. Kanu The World Bank on Thursday, October 3, 2024, launched the Sierra Leone Country Gender Action Plan (C-GAP), a comprehensive roadmap aimed at reducing gender inequalities and promoting gender equality across various sectors in the country. This initiative aligns with the World Bank Group’s Sierra Leone Country Partnership Framework (CPF – 2021-26) and...Read More
Reigning champions of the TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal will be joined by Sierra Leone as the two representatives of the WAFU A Zone in next year’s TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations finals. Senegal were crowned champions of WAFU A Qualifiers after overcoming Sierra Leonne 2-0 in the finals held in...Read More
Kwati with his host in Sierra Leone Nigerian billionaire and CEO of Wisdom Kwati Group, Wisdom Kwati, has proposed a US$5 billion investment aimed at driving growth in Sierra Leone’s real estate and aviation sectors. Kwati presented the plan during a meeting with Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, in Freetown, where both parties explored...Read More
03 October 2024 Freetown – Sierra Leone, with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and international and national partners, has successfully transported remaining Ebola samples from remote storage sites to a secure central biobank. This operation was important to reduce the risk of accidental exposure, release or misuse of these potentially hazardous materials as well as...Read More
Business Ready Report Offers Roadmap to Benefit Firms, Workers, Society By George M.O. Williams WASHINGTON, October 3, 2024—Economies do better at enacting regulations to improve the national business climate than they do in providing the public services needed to secure actual progress, according to the World Bank Group’s new Business Ready report. The inaugural 2024...Read More
