As global demand surges for critical minerals essential to the energy transition, African leaders are asserting a new vision: beneficiation at home, regional cooperation and stronger terms in mining partnerships. At the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town, ministers and senior officials from Uganda, Sierra Leone and Nigeria delivered a clear message – Africa must no longer...Read More
As global demand surges for critical minerals essential to the energy transition, African leaders are asserting a new vision: beneficiation at home, regional cooperation and stronger terms in mining partnerships. At the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town, ministers and senior officials from Uganda, Sierra Leone and Nigeria delivered a clear message – Africa must no longer...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone (June 20, 2025) — While a majority of Sierra Leoneans express approval of government performance in areas like education, healthcare, and national security, new findings from the latest Afrobarometer survey reveal mounting public dissatisfaction with efforts to tackle economic hardship, joblessness, and corruption. The nationally representative survey, conducted by...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – June 20, 2025 — Sierra Leone’s ambitious energy reform program, Mission 300 (M300), drew strong investor attention at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town, where it was presented for the first time to an international private-sector audience, according to a statement from the Ministry of Energy. The delegation,...Read More
An innovative community-based mentoring scheme for pregnant adolescent girls in Sierra Leone has been found to save lives, while also helping girls return to education. The pilot trial, published in The Lancet and led by researchers at King’s College London in collaboration with local NGO Lifeline Nehemiah Projects (LNP), reduced a combination of maternal and perinatal deaths by almost half...Read More
