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World Bank Approves $360m For Economic Development
Daily Guide
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July 2, 2025
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors, approved $360 million from the International Development Association for the Second Resilient Recovery Development Policy Financing operation in Ghana. The operation is part of a broader World Bank...
Nigeria moves to overcome hurdles in regional trade integration
Punch
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July 2, 2025
Despite its dominance in regional trade, Nigeria faces structural and policy barriers that limit the full realisation of intra-ECOWAS commerce, including poor infrastructure, fragmented customs systems, and currency mismatches. The 2025 West...
Sierra Leone’s Timber Industry Miro Receives $24 Million Support from United States Government
Sierraloaded
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June 27, 2025
Ambassador David Bryan Hunt recently visited Miro Forestry, a company dedicated to environmentally-friendly timber production, highlighting the positive impact of U.S. investment in the region. The U.S. Government, through the U.S. International...
U.S.-Africa Business Summit Yields $2.5bn In Deals, Commitments
News Investigators Nigeria
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July 1, 2025
News Investigators/ The United States says the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit yielded more than 2.5 billion dollars in new deals and commitments between U.S. and African partners. The U.S. Department of State said the summit, which held from...
Sierra Leone Awaits Results of Offshore Seismic Survey Ahead of Possible Oil and Gas Auction
Offshore Engineer News
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June 26, 2025
Sierra Leone will wait for the results of a recently-launched offshore 3D seismic survey, its first in over a decade, ahead of potentially opening its next oil and gas licensing round later this year, a senior government official said on Thursday....
Admire Bio’s Husband Dauda Jalloh Threatens to Sue Sierra Leone Police Over Drug Link Accusations
Sierraloaded
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June 28, 2025
Alhaji Dauda Jalloh, a well-known Sierra Leonean businessman and husband of Admire Bio, has denied any connection to Santigie Bangura, the man arrested on June 22, 2025, at Fallah Checkpoint along the Bo-Tiama highway with a large quantity of kush...
Idris Elba to Lead Sherbro Island Eco-City Project Backed by Sierra Leone’s Government
Bella Naija
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June 28, 2025
Idris Elba is embarking on one of the most ambitious development projects in West Africa, transforming Sierra Leone’s Sherbro Island into a sustainable eco-smart city that will serve as a model for innovation, tourism, and inclusive economic...
Sierra Leone aims to be West Africa's newest oil and gas exploration frontier
Zawya
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Sierra Leone will wait for the results of a recently-launched offshore 3D seismic survey, its first in over a decade, ahead of potentially opening its next oil and gas licensing round later this year, a senior government official said on Thursday....
American Firms Sign $2.5 Bln Deals At US-Africa Business Summit
RTTNews
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July 1, 2025
U.S. Companies have signed deals and commitments worth more than $2.5 billion with African partners during the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit. A U.S. consortium led by Florida-based Amer-Con Corporation signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement...
Sierra Leone Commercial Bank Signs Strategic Partnership With Republic Bank Ghana
Sierraloaded
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June 26, 2025
Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB) has taken a significant step toward regional integration and institutional strengthening by signing a technical cooperation agreement with Republic Bank Ghana. This strategic partnership aims to enhance SLCB’s...
Debt, dependency and dissent : Unmasking Sierra Leone economic quandary
Cocorioko
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June 28, 2025
*DEBT, DEPENDENCY AND DISSENT: UNMASKING SIERRA LEONE’S ECONOMIC BIND* By Mahmud Tim Kargbo Saturday, 28 June 2025 “For decades, wealth and income have been redistributed upward, with minimal protest by the working classes who were harmed by that...
US-Africa Business Summit yields over $2.5 billion in deals, commitments
Nairametrics
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July 1, 2025
The United States Department of State has said that the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit yielded more than 2.5 billion dollars in new deals and commitments between U.S. and African partners. The U.S. Department of State said the summit, which was...
US, Africa summit yields $2.5bn in new trade deals
Punch
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July 1, 2025
The United States says the 17th US -Africa Business Summit yielded more than $2.5bn in new deals and commitments between US and African partners. The US Department of State said the summit, which held from June 22 to 25, attracted more than 2,700...
Sierra Leone, Mystik Dan Rematch In Stephen Foster
Yahoo Sports
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Sierra Leone, Mystik Dan Rematch In Stephen Foster originally appeared on Paulick Report. Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Sierra Leone returns to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., for the first time since his narrow runner-up finish to...
ACC Pays NLe12 Million to Sierra Leone Government Consolidated Revenue Fund
Sierraloaded
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June 27, 2025
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has announced the payment of Le 12 million (New Leones) into the Government’s Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF). The funds were recovered over the past year as part of the commission’s efforts to combat...
Mpox in Sierra Leone: What’s Gambia Doing About a Spillover?
The Voice Gambia
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June 27, 2025
As of 17 June 2025, there have been over 4,000 confirmed cases of mpox and 25 related deaths in Sierra Leone, raising concerns that the virus could spread to neighbouring countries and spark a larger outbreak across the densely populated West...
World Bank approves US$360m to support Ghana’s economic resilience
Ghana News Agency
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July 1, 2025
Accra, July 1, GNA – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved US$360 million in funding from the International Development Association (IDA) to support Ghana’s ongoing efforts to restore macroeconomic stability and build a more...
$2.5bn In Deals Sealed At US-Africa Business Summit
New Telegraph
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July 1, 2025
The United States has announced that the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit generated over $2.5 billion in new trade deals and investment commitments, reinforcing its commitment to fostering economic partnerships across the continent. According to a...
World Bank Grants Ghana $360m to Boost Economic Stability and Growth
The Chronicle News Online
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July 1, 2025
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved $360 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to support Ghana’s Second Resilient Recovery Development Policy Financing. The operation aims to assist the...
Idris Elba gets Sierra Leone Parliament green light for “dream” eco-city island
Ghana News Agency
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June 27, 2025
By Stanley Senya Accra, June 27, GNA-Actor and philanthropist Idris Elba and Sherbro Alliance Partners (SAP) have been formally granted approval by the Parliament of Sierra Leone to lead the regeneration of the beautiful Sherbro Island and...