By Sallieu S. Kanu Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday concluded the 2024 Article IV consultation with Sierra Leone and approved a 38-month arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), in the amount of SDR 186.663 million (about US$248.5 million). The Executive Board’s decision enables an immediate disbursement of...Read More
The Executive Director of the National Sports Authority, NSA, Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai on Friday unveiled NLe3.5 million as the Government’s support to the Female Premier League Board for the conduct of the 2024-2025 Sierra Leone Women’s Premier League. This whooping sum exceeds last year’s NLe 2.8 million support. At NSA’s Signal Hill Road office, SLFA’s...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone — In a landmark decision by Sierra Leone’s High Court, Bai Mamoud Bangura, National Organizing Secretary of the All People’s Congress (APC), has been acquitted of all charges related to the November 26, 2023, failed coup allegations. The court, presided over by Honourable Justice Komba Kamanda, cleared Bangura after an...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Freetown, Sierra Leone – October 31, 2024 In a significant move towards economic transformation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the European Union, and other collaborators, launched the National Action Plan for the formalization of informal enterprises on October 31, 2024, at the...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Minister of Trade and Industry Alpha Sesay has outlined significant strides made by his ministry in bolstering the nation’s economic landscape amidst global economic pressures. Describing the Ministry of Trade and Industry as the “heartbeat of the economy,” Minister Sesay emphasized that his team remains committed to actualizing President Dr. Julius Maada...Read More
