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Dr. Walton Ekundayo Gilpin, MD & CEO, RCBank

The story behind RCBank’s acquisition of UTB

December 15, 2025

Rokel Commercial Bank (RCBank) has firmly established itself as one of Sierra Leone’s most respected and trustworthy financial institutions. With a legacy spanning more than a century, the bank continues to lead the nation’s banking sector through innovation, stability, and a strong commitment to financial inclusion and national development. Founded in 1917 as Barclays Bank...

Kenya's Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the signing of the deal in Washington, D.C. last Thursday. Photo credit State House Kenya

Kenya: Court halts $1.6bn U.S. health aid over data sovereignty concerns

December 12, 2025

By Lawrence Williams A high court in Nairobi on Wednesday suspended the implementation of a $1.6 billion health cooperation framework recently signed between the U.S. and Kenya under the Trump administration’s new global health strategy. This follows a petition filed by the Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) challenging the transfer and sharing of medical and...

Delegates and other stakeholders at the African Regional Convening Towards Women Deliver 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya

African rights groups rethink sustainable financing for women’s reproductive health

November 24, 2025

By Lawrence Williams – Nairobi, 24 Nov. 2025 – More than 200 rights groups, including feminist movements, civil society actors, youth groups and policymakers today convened in Nairobi to rethink sustainable financing and political commitment for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), warning that foreign aid cuts are threatening years of progress on gender...

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission. Photo credit European Commission

European Commission announces €15.5bn for Africa’s clean energy transition

November 24, 2025

By Lawrence Williams The European Commission (EC) announced today the successful mobilisation of €15.5bn investment for Africa’s renewable energy sector, following a year-long international campaign jointly led by the commission’s president Ursula von der Leyen and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, with support from the advocacy group Global Citizen and the International Energy Agency. Brussels...

Pee Cee Holdings onion farm to produce over 40,000 tonnes per year – World Bank

November 17, 2025

By Lawrence Williams A new World Bank report has highlighted a major breakthrough in Sierra Leone’s agricultural sector, with Pee Cee Holdings (PCH) onion farm project expected to yield enough onions to meet local consumption demand. PCH is well known for importing rice, flour, poultry, onions, and other goods. In recent years, the company has...

3 dead, hundreds displaced as severe flooding hits Freetown

Three members of the same family have died after torrential rains triggered a deadly wall collapse and widespread flooding across Freetown. Two children are reported missing.

Liberia: President Boakai fires top government, security officials linked to drug trafficking

Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has dismissed 12 senior security and government officials connected to cocaine trafficking cases and ordered prosecution of all those involved in recent cocaine seizures of over $300 million, signalling a strong political will to dismantle narcotics networks and restore public confidence in state institutions.

Dangote Refinery raises $2.5 billion in private equity placement

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals completed a landmark $2.5 billion private equity placement, attracting overwhelming investor interest and setting what is believed to be Africa's largest publicly disclosed primary equity private placement.

Parliament set to debate bill that seeks to amend electoral laws

Parliament is set to debate the Constitutional Amendment Bill that proposes sweeping reforms to Sierra Leone's electoral system. The bill introduces measures on the appointment of electoral commissioners, women's political participation, independent presidential candidates and proportional representation system, setting the stage for a crucial decision that could redefine the country's democratic and electoral landscape.

Fragility and the Politics of Prevention

In this thought-provoking op-ed, Sierra Leone's Vice President Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh calls for a shift from the politics of redistribution to the politics of prevention, urging greater investment in human capital, climate resilience, agriculture, and predictable financing to help countries break free from recurring cycles of fragility and build lasting resilience.

3 dead, hundreds displaced as severe flooding hits Freetown

Liberia: President Boakai fires top government, security officials linked to drug trafficking

Dangote Refinery raises $2.5 billion in private equity placement

Parliament set to debate bill that seeks to amend electoral laws

Fragility and the Politics of Prevention

Sierra Leone Will Change The Day We Change Our Mindset

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3 dead, hundreds displaced as severe flooding hits Freetown

Liberia: President Boakai fires top government, security officials linked to drug trafficking

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Fragility and the Politics of Prevention

Sierra Leone Will Change The Day We Change Our Mindset