Yearly Archives: 2021
Bring your own water; bring your own blood. The perils of giving birth in Sierra Leone
Bring your own water! Bring your own blood! Filth encrusted speculum supplied. Sierra Leone's doctors return to their country to make a difference. These...
Annihilation by deforestation: How the pursuit of short-term “gain” will be the death of a country – by Sonkita Conteh, Director, Namati Sierra Leone
2019 was a terrible year for Sierra Leone’s forests. According to the 2020 annual pubic finance audit report, more than 10 million slow-growing, rosewood...
Artificial Intelligence and Start-Ups in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Progress, Promises and Perils | Mobile for Development
Around the world, artificial intelligence (AI) is automating functions and making new services possible with breakthroughs in low-cost computing power, cloud computing services, growth...
Sierra Leone’s Auditor General – Lara Taylor-Pearce – works strictly by the rules, without fear or favour
In January 2013 Lara Taylor-Pearce, Sierra Leone’s 2011 appointed Auditor General (AG), was summoned to Parliament to appear before the Public Accounts Committee. She...
Malaria is still one of Sierra Leone’s greatest threats! Call for applications to Malaria Consortium’s Dr Sylvia Meek scholarship for Entomology in South Africa
Malaria is still one of Sierra Leone's greatest threats. The Malaria Consortium is proud to continue its partnership with the University of Pretoria, South...
CALL FOR SIERRA LEONEAN ENTREPRENEURS TO APPLY TO THE TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION 2021 ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME
TEF ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME APPLICATION OPEN NOW
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading champion of African entrepreneurs, opened applications on its TEFConnect digital platform (www.tefconnect.com)...