By Claudia Redwood-Sawyerr Future Perspectives, in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Civic Education, on Friday 13th March hosted the West Africa Youth Symposium at the Miatta Civic Centre. The high-level engagement aimed to inspire young people to play an active role in shaping Africa’s future economy. The symposium brought together about 100 young…
By Mohamed Lamin Banya The Chief Economist at the Ministry of Finance, Alimamy Bangura, says Sierra Leone’s economy had shown strong improvement before the outbreak of conflict involving Iran. Speaking on the country’s economic outlook, Alimamy said key indicators had improved significantly in recent years. Government revenue increased from 7.2 percent in 2022 to 11.3…
By Mariama Bundu Officials from the Economic Community of West African States have held a technical discussion with the National Revenue Authority to strengthen the administration and collection of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Sierra Leone. The engagement followed a recent ECOWAS capacity-building training aimed at improving domestic revenue mobilization and cross-border e-commerce…
By Marian Magdalene Bangura The Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, has highlighted Sierra Leone’s remarkable progress in empowering girls and women. “In 2018, a girl born in Sierra Leone faced staggering odds,” he said at the CSW70. “She had nearly a 1 in 2 chance of becoming pregnant before age 19, almost…

