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At Queen Elizabeth II Quay… Africa Global Logistics to Invest $50 Million

The Africa Global Logistics company will be investing fifty Million dollars ($50million) building projects at the Queen Elizabeth Quay terminal at Client town. This investment...

UBA Group Chairman Tony Elumelu Champions Private Sector-Led Development at 2025 African Caucus in Central African Republic

Under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency Professor Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President of the Central African Republic, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, Group Chairman of United...

Sierra Leoneans Want Harvests From State Farm Projects

As the rainy season sweeps across Sierra Leone, many citizens look to the skies not just for relief from the dry heat, but for...

EU-UN €15 million Spotlight Initiative To End Violence Against Women And Girls Launched In Sierra Leone

The Government of Sierra Leone has officially launched the Spotlight Initiative—a bold, multi-year global partnership between the European Union (EU) and the United Nations...

UBA Sierra Leone’s 2024 Audited Financial Statements Reveal Stellar Growth and Strong Commitment to Financial Inclusion

Profit Before Tax (PBT)- surged 71% year-on-year to NLe 833.6 million (from NLe 487.8 million in 2023). Profit After Tax (PAT)- increased to...

CALL FOR AFRICANS TO INVEST IN AFRICA

A call has been made for African countries to stop looking for, relying on, and waiting on foreign investors and instead switch focus to...

MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) met on 30 September 2024. The Governor, Dr. Ibrahim L. Stevens, chaired...

‘When Salone Go Sweet Again?’

The phrase ‘When Salone go sweet again?’ has become a common cry among citizens of Sierra Leone who long for a better future. From...

SLPP Gov’t Is Debt Weary

By Sylvester Samai Debt dependency in Sierra Leone is not a recent development. Post-independence, Sierra Leone faced significant challenges in achieving self-sustained growth, often depending...

HARDSHIP JUST GOT HARDER… IMPORT DUTY ON 40FT CONTAINER FROM LE135M TO LE210M *EXPECT FURTHER RISE IN PRICES

If things have been hard for the average Sierra Leonean consumer since 2023, in continuation from 2018, they have just gotten even harder. This is...

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