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The Smell of Money
By Ian Urbina A pile of fishing nets next to Gambian fishermen and their vessels. Fábio Nascimento/The Outlaw Ocean Project....
Diamond Mining: Inside Story of Displaced, Distraught Sierra Leonean Community
By Abdul Brima The signs of massive diamond mining operations- dusty roads, damaged landscapes, unreclaimed farmlands, muddy pits, and shabby...
Over half of Sierra Leone’s population remains in poverty – report
More than half of Sierra Leone’s population, including three quarters of its rural population, live in poverty, a new World...
US-Africa Summit: “When Africa succeeds, the United States succeeds” – President Biden
US President Joe Biden has said that Africa’s progress is tied to that of the United States and the rest...
US-Africa Leaders’ Summit: Biden administration pledges $55 billion for Africa
The United States will provide $55 billion in the next three years to support African countries on a wide range...
Sierra Leone: Conference on taxation ends with calls for equity in tax system
The first international conference on taxation in Sierra Leone concluded on Thursday with calls for an end to inequality in...
Sierra Leone: Limited Security to Online Financial Transactions
I start this news story with a personal experience. A few months ago, I was a victim of online money...
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...
