Business and Economy

Ghana’s Drug Busts: A Soiled Image, or an Economic Opportunity in Disguise?

September 23, 2026

Sierra Leone at a Crossroads: Addressing Drug Trafficking Allegations and Protecting International Relations

June 17, 2026

Koinadugu College, Project 1808 Host 2nd Africa Liberation Day Symposium

June 8, 2026

Sierra Leone’s First Lady dropped from speaker lineup over FGM support

June 7, 2026

Sierra Leone’s Emerging Drug Trafficking Concerns: Implications for National Reputation, Youth Development, and Public Health

June 5, 2026

Business and Economy

The artificial mountain on the horizon of the sky in Koidu Town. Photo credit, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters.

Kono: Two decades after civil war, diamonds continue to cause suffering for mining communities

May 31, 2024

By Kemo Cham From his backyard, the view of the main plant of diamond miner Meya, serves as a perpetual...

Beneficiary journalists pose with the trainer and BAN officials after the training. Photo credit, Juliana E. P. Kabba, ManoReporters

Budget Advocacy Network trains journalists on reporting Public Financial Management

May 14, 2024

By Juliana E P Kabba The Budget Advocacy Network (BAN) on Friday, May 10th, 2024 conducted a training on Public...

Some assorted chocolates at a shop in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO, NMG

Cocoa for EU grown inside deforested land in top source countries, report says

May 4, 2024

First published by The East African By Kemo Cham Importers of cocoa into Europe are flouting European Union laws by...

Sierra Leonean innovator’s AI-powered robotic offers solution to environmental compliance

April 18, 2024

By Kemo Cham Abdul and his co-founder building the robot that represented Sierra Leone at the 2023 World Robotics Competition...

Members of the delegation of the British Royal Navy meet with the Director General of the Sierra Leone Ports and Harbour Authority (SLPHA), Yankuba Askia Bio. Image, SLPHA.

Maritime Security: Sierra Leone, UK seeks to deepen cooperation

February 17, 2024

By Kemo Cham Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom are set to advance cooperation in maritime security after a visit...

World Bank report cover. Screengrab, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters

Women face deep-seated discrimination in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining – World Bank report

February 6, 2024

By Kemo Cham Despite their important contribution to the mining sector, women involved in artisanal and small-scale mining around the...

A rice farm in Sierra Leone cultivated under the sub regional project Fair Rice Sierra Leone (2021-2022), supported by the Economic Community of West African States. Phot credit, Fair Rice Sierra Leone

Food Security: Civil engineer challenges one-season rice cultivation practice

January 25, 2024

By Cheryl Thomas Civil Engineer, Jefery Bowlay-Williams has challenged widely held view of rice being a seasonal crop, arguing that...

Sierra Leone installs first Migration Information and Data Analysis System

January 22, 2024

Sierra Leone’s border management capacity has received a major boost with the installation of the first Migration Information and Data...

Foreign Ministers of Guinea and Sierra Leone, Morissanda Kouyate (in blue gown) and Timothy Musa Kabba, exchange signed documents committing Sierra Leone to provide its neighbor sustainable supply of petroleum products following last month’s oil depot explosion in Conakry. Photo credit, Office of the Prime of Guinea.

Sierra Leone, Guinea sign deal for uninterruptible supply of petroleum products

January 7, 2024

By Kemo Cham Despite struggling to meet its own fuel needs, Sierra Leone has pledged to help its neighbor Guinea...

A customer makes mobile money transfer in the town of Sahn Malenin Pujehun District, Eastern Sierra Leone. Photo Credit Brima Sannoh ManoReporters.

Sierra Leone: Fact-checking the introduction of new tax on fee-based financial services