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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...

Government drops treason charges against ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma

The government of Sierra Leone has formally withdrawn all treason charges against former President Ernest Bai Koroma under Section 45 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 2024, clearing the way for his return to the country after completing his medical treatment in Nigeria.

Stats SL completes training of enumerators for mock census in July

Statistics Sierra Leone has completed the training of enumerators ahead of a two-week mock census in six districts. The simulation exercise is conducted in readiness of the national population and housing census scheduled to take place in December 2026.

Orange Foundation donates digital school kits to Rural Primary School in York village

Orange Foundation has donated digital learning kits to the Rural Education Community Primary School in York, expanding its digital school kit initiative which now benefits over 30,000 pupils across six districts in Sierra Leone.

CBN revokes licences of 46 microfinance banks over regulatory breach

Nigeria's central bank has revoked the licences of 46 microfinance banks over regulatory violations, a move aimed at strengthening financial stability, protecting depositors, and restoring confidence in Africa's largest economy.

Ghana: President Mahama releases GH¢300m for flood relief, mitigation

President Mahama approved the release of GH¢300 million (about US$26.73 million) from Ghana's national contingency fund to support flood relief and long-term mitigation efforts after devastating floods in Accra claimed at least 12 lives and displaced more than 38,000 people.

Government drops treason charges against ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma

Stats SL completes training of enumerators for mock census in July

Orange Foundation donates digital school kits to Rural Primary School in York village

CBN revokes licences of 46 microfinance banks over regulatory breach

Ghana: President Mahama releases GH¢300m for flood relief, mitigation

Sierratel resumes commercial operations, launches GSM service

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The story behind RCBank’s acquisition of UTB

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

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

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

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

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Government drops treason charges against ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma

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Orange Foundation donates digital school kits to Rural Primary School in York village

CBN revokes licences of 46 microfinance banks over regulatory breach

Ghana: President Mahama releases GH¢300m for flood relief, mitigation

Sierratel resumes commercial operations, launches GSM service