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Pujehun: How recurrent shortage and rising fuel cost threaten local businesses
Five weeks since the last adjustment of pump prices, Sierra Leone is still struggling to maintain steady supply of petroleum...
Sierra Leone bans public smoking and advertising of tobacco products
The Sierra Leone Parliament has passed a bill banning public smoking, fulfilling a long-time desire of anti-smoking campaigners. The...
Socfin and the palm oil business: How industrial plantation is costing West Africa’s farmers livelihood and their local economy
Recently certified as sustainable by the world’s leading sustainable palm oil body, the RSPO, Socfin Agriculture Company and its plantation...
Sierra Leone’s conflict palm oil certified as sustainable
By Abdul Brima for the China Dialogue Malen Chiefdom sits on a dusty highway, 90 minutes’ drive from the district...
African Union nations urged to increase investment to tackle Gulf of Guinea insecurity
African Union member states have been urged to up investment in counter-piracy and reinforce maritime domain awareness to put a...
Maritime Security: Sierra Leone, Camões Institute of Portugal sign MoU
The Sierra Leone government and the Camões Institute of Portugal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation...
Currency re-denomination: Government presses on despite public skepticism
By Saio Marah and Kemo Cham A last-ditch effort by opposition lawmakers to halt the planned introduction of new currencies...
Sierra Leone: Pump prices go up again, amid fears of increased hardship
By Mohamed M. Sesay in Makeni & Kemo Cham in Freetown The Sierra Leone government has announced a new set...
World Bank grant to boost land administration in Sierra Leone
The World Bank Group has provided the Sierra Leone government a grant of US$41.1 million to support the establishment of...
Guinea: Junta succumbs to pressure, increases pump prices
The military junta in Guinea has succumbed to pressure and increased the prices of petroleum products at the pump. Effective...
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