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‘Digital Her’ conference calls time on the gender-gap in Sierra Leone’s digital boom

March 19, 2024 memuna 0

The tech sector is growing faster in Africa than any other region. The Digital Her Conference (21 March 2024) asks how can we ensure Sierra Leonean women share fully in the opportunities facilitated by the […]

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And still I rise! Asmaa James takes radio back to the people

January 22, 2024 memuna 0

Sierra Leone’s Rise Radio is the result Asmaa James’s commitment to talk radio and her determination to give women and young Sierra Leoneans more of a voice in the mainstream media. She describes radio as […]

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Dar Leone – beautiful homeware that evokes Sierra Leone’s creative heritage

August 22, 2022 memuna 0

On a small side street in London’s fashionable Islington, Dar Leone stands out among its more muted neighbours, exuding energy with its range of African inspired homeware and soft furnishings in bold and unexpected colours.
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Guest essay: From democracy to good and inclusive governance – 5 lessons in leadership for young Africa by Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh

January 4, 2022 memuna 0

So much is expected of Africa’s next generation of leaders. They require the passion and vision to shape the future, the patience and wisdom to learn from the experiences of past African leaders, as well as the skills to build on the democratic and governance gains achieved in earlier years. […]

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Sierra Leone’s Auditor General – Lara Taylor-Pearce – works strictly by the rules, without fear or favour

January 21, 2021 memuna 5

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 had caused a nationwide uproar by making the Audit Service’s 2011 […]

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The mistake that made me – Ash Songo-Williams, Pendrax Security

November 12, 2020 memuna 0

Arthur Ash Songo-Williams – Operations Director of Pendrax Security In 2004, Arthur Ash Songo-Williams set up Pendrax Security with his cousin Pierre Songo- Browne. The cousins had already gained considerable experience in the sector, from […]

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Creating pathways for prosperity through agriculture in Sierra Leone By Juanah Nyakeh Bellay

November 10, 2020 memuna 0

“Some heroes wear capes. Our heroes wear hats, Wellington boots and tattered clothes. These are the people at the frontline of agriculture in Sierra Leone, championing the cause, overcoming things that seem insurmountable. They toil […]

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The Mistake That Made Me: Alfred Akibo-Betts

October 14, 2020 memuna 0

Alfred Akibo-Betts’s career profile is busy and varied. He has been a tax specialist for 14 years. He joined the National Revenue Authority (NRA) fresh out of university and today he is the Deputy Commissioner, […]

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Fatou Wurie, the chronicler and advocate

October 13, 2020 memuna 0

Sierra Leone generally makes the international news for all the wrong reasons, particularly when it comes to women’s issues. There is no denying the amount of work still to be done in the area of […]

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Olusegun Jaji – Sea Coach and the blood, sweat and tears of entrepreneurship

October 13, 2020 memuna 0

Nigerian born, Olusegun Jaji’s businesses are like jigsaws. They require the meticulous assembly of innumerable oddly shaped pieces. His particular genius is that he can create a masterpiece where most people struggle to see the […]

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  • The 7Cs of private sector-led inclusive growth in Sierra Leone by Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie

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    Jobless growth has been the development story in Sierra Leone, as in too many parts of Africa. Although our growth has been respectable – even astronomical in the pre-Ebola iron ore boom years – it [...]

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